His face instantly assumed an expression of abject terror, and the roar was intensified into a piercing shriek when he beheld a fierce little black cow staring at him within a yard of his face.
A piercing shriek, however, betrayed the state of her feelings as the boat was swept violently round by George to avoid a point of rock.
When the cover was removed she gazed into the pot with a look of intense horror, uttered a piercing shriek, and fell back in a dead faint.
A moment later his wail changed to a piercing shriek; and running to his assistance, I saw him holding one finger tenderly and trampling on a wasp.
The children knew by sight the plant which bore the "Jacks," and every discovery was announced by a piercing shriek of delight.
Away went the horses, and up rose a piercing shriek and a terrible roar.
It must have been something very dreadful, for she uttered a piercing shriek, and turning on him like a young tigress hit him several times violently over the head with her sunshade.
As he staggered toward me, I uttered a piercing shriek, but even as I did so, I knew that there was little or no chance of anybody's hearing me.
Last night I slept very heavily, being completely worn out by all this anxiety, and was suddenly awakened by a piercing shriek.
Behind him rang out a piercing shriek, a death cry!
He uttered a piercing shriek, tumbled backward, and fell upon the ground, with rattling in his throat and with dimmed eyes!
She uttered a piercing shriek, and fell back, as if struck by a thunderbolt.
A moment later his wail changed to a piercing shriek; and, running to his assistance, I saw him holding one finger tenderly and trampling on a wasp.
The children knew by sight the plant which bore the “jacks,” and every discovery was announced by a piercing shriek of delight.
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