For a moment no other sound could be heard; then, as it died away and the rain came swashing down in fresh deluge, Carey's voice overmastered the storm.
Elinor, in delight that overmastered the emotion with which she had listened to the tale of her brother's recent peril.
The thought had never entered his head before; now in this lonely hour of night it overmastered him.
The roof of the house was already visible in the distance above the tops of the trees, when these reflections overmastered Berger.
In them man's soul has so overmastered Browning that they are scarcely diversified half a dozen times by any illustrations derived from Nature.
I advanced with rapidly rising anger, but his hilarity had so overmastered him that he did not heed it.
The horror which that word had caused for some time overmastered him, and he sat staring vacantly.
For a time pity overmastered anger, and his answer was mild.
He learned how strong that passion must be which had thus overmastered her, and was consuming all the energies of her powerful nature.
At last the folk of the caravan overmastered the thieves, by dint of numbers, and slew some of them, whilst the others fled.
A sermon against dancing and games drew him for a time from these indulgences; but the temptation again overmastered his resolve.
The Highlanders were parted by a sharp line of division from the Lowlanders, while within the Lowlands themselves feudalism overmastered the Crown.
Then fear completely overmastered her, and she turned and fled for her life.
While apprehension of danger never for a moment overmastered her, the excitement of its presence seemed to offer a temporary relief to her wounded and remorseful heart.
The hidden attraction which drew Clement to the young girl with whom he had passed into the Valley of the Shadow of Death overmastered all other feelings, and he gave himself up to the fascination of her presence.
It may be a weak one; the despot may be dethroned and overmasteredby his little harem of one; but in that case she becomes the despot--that is all.
They harried her with questions, were increasingly offended by her reticence, and expressed disapproval with a fullness that overmastered the girl's self-control.
Excitement, distress, pain, the first touch of human misery he had ever known almost overmastered Philip.
Lady Mariamne's voice burst out so shrill that it overmastered the church bells.
Keraunus felt that the dog had threatened him, but at this instant he would have let himself be torn by him without wincing, so completely was he overmastered by the fury born of his injured pride.
So slumber overmastered Selene every now and then for a quarter of an hour, and each time she dreamed of her sister.
Shame at his own recurring cowardice overmastered him.
He could only open his eyes with difficulty, but a curiosity that did not add to his self-esteem overmastered him.
Finally, curiosity overmastered the actor in him, and he turned partially upon one side, so as to bring her profile within his range of vision.
She read in the lines of that determined countenance an inflexible resolve which overmastered her.
The smouldering fire of his resentment had blazed up andovermastered him as he sensed the hidden hand of his enemy, and he had cursed the black name of Murray.
She was like a madwoman; in the sultry summer heat she was overmastered by the day-long vision that loomed up regularly with the first balmy warmth of spring.
When Wittich saw the king riding towards him, his face distorted by the angry spirit that possessed him, and his breath issuing from his mouth like flames of fire, a terror he had never known before overmastered him.
Overmastered by fatigue, he presently fell asleep, and dreamt that a necromancer was stealing his horse.
Alizon's sinless nature and devotion to herself had so wrought upon her, that, though she had at first resisted the better impulses kindled within her bosom, in the end they completely overmastered her.
A greater power than his own apparently overmastered him.
But her curiosity overmastered her fear, and, firmly believing some magical rite was about to be performed, she sought for means of beholding it; nor was she long in discovering a small eyelet-hole in the carving which commanded the room.
At last the caravan-folk overmastered the highwaymen by dint of numbers, and slew some of them, whilst the others fled.
For nearly a whole summer I watched this particular white-skinned baboon till at last my curiosity quite overmastered me.
Vacillating between love for Mosby and respect for Arden, she repents, and goes on sinning; wishes to get disentangled, but is overmastered by Mosby's stronger will.
It was--well, hard work; but my love overmastered her.
Lady Bell overmastered her surprise, and asking the young girl to sit down, looked at her critically as she did so.
