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Sentences starting with astonished

Astonished at his presence she could make no reply for a moment. [11]
Astonished at finding it locked, she stood still a moment uncertain what to do. [11]

Sentences ending with astonished

He says he was astonished. [9]
And so he was a healthy and cheerful man, now, and astonished. [5]
We were not used to this, and were astonished. [5]
When I got to the real question, and he said he would show me the way, I was astonished. [5]
Beyond it, at the edge of the bluff, we halted, astonished. [9]
He came into that fellow's one day with a plan for cutting up the eighty acres he'd kept into town lots; and he'd got it all plotted out so-well, and had so many practical ideas about it, that the fellow was astonished. [8]
Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished. [4]
I had not seen it before, and a good right I had to be astonished. [5]
For suddenly we saw the King shake off his indolent attitude and straighten up like a man, and at the same time look immeasurably astonished. [5]
As his eye ran down the column he was apparently more and more interested, and he let it be shown on his face that he was surprised, and even a little astonished. [4]

Short sentences using astonished

I'm astonished at you, Mirandy. [9]
You will be quite astonished! [10]
They looked at me astonished. [11]
He looked about him astonished. [11]
But he was astonished. [9]
I was greatly astonished. [11]
But this attitude astonished me. [9]
I was astonished and puzzled. [5]
It astonished us. [9]
Everybody was astonished. [4]

Sentences containing astonished two or more times

He was astonished to see how soon his face became unwelcome; he was astonished and hurt to see how quickly the ancient interest which people had had in him faded out and disappeared. [5]
They were astonished to see Dyck there, and more astonished to receive-- first one and then another--his iron in their bowels. [11]
He had astonished the War Office by his request to be sent to the Front with his old arm, the artillery, and he was himself astonished by the instant assent that was given. [11]
I was astonished: astonished to see a lamb act so; astonished at the strength displayed, and the clean and comprehensive result; astonished at the brisk and business-like style of the whole thing. [5]
I shall be astonished if it turns out to be a new kind of parrot; and yet I ought not to be astonished, for it has already been everything else it could think of since those first days when it was a fish. [5]
I shall be astonished if it turns out to be a new kind of parrot, and yet I ought not to be astonished, for it has already been everything else it could think of, since those first days when it was a fish. [5]

More example sentences with the word astonished in them

He is a young Titan, and no one would be astonished if he one day succeeded in piling Pelion upon Ossa. [10]
Did you, after you saw me in the court of sacrifice, not think of me so often and so vividly that it astonished you? [10]
So long as you had a grievance you would talk and talk and talk, and you never were so astonished in your life as when I took that five dollars. [11]
And now I would have spoken had not Mademoiselle astonished me by taking the lead. [9]
I astonished Mr. Wood; and sometimes he would tilt back his chair, take off his spectacles and pull his beard. [9]
What was this wonderful substance which so astonished kings, princes, dukes, knights, and doctors? [6]
We astonished them with such eccentricities of dress as we could muster. [5]
A young surgeon who was at Sudley Church, laboring among the wounded of Bull Run, tells me they had nothing but water for dressing, and he (being also doux de sel) was astonished to see how well the wounds did under that simple treatment. [3]
The same logic which had carried him to certain conclusions with reference to human nature, this same irresistible logic carried him straight on from his text until he arrived at those other results, which not only astonished his people, as was said, but surprised himself. [6]
When his sentence was told her as a good joke by a chattering lamp-lighter, she went off into the strangest excitement, and astonished the poor man so much by kissing his robe, that he thought she must be crazed, and gave her an alms. [10]
My Cousin Robert was somewhat astonished at my application. [9]
One lady who was coming down stairs was astonished to see a bronze Hercules lean forward on its pedestal as if to strike her with its club. [5]
Well, New York was America's chessboard, and the Great Players had already begun to make moves that astonished the world. [9]
Why, that he was absolutely astonished that he had a son who had the chance to tell a lie and didn't. [5]
The landlady was very much astonished to learn that they had come all the way from London, and appeared to have no little curiosity touching their farther destination. [12]
I have been very fortunate this year--you would be astonished to know how I have thriven. [5]
His dignified gravity vanished in a moment; he laughed aloud, struck his forehead merrily, seized the hand of the astonished captain, and said: "Should you be glad, if Bartja could be saved? [10]
She had built up, after each invasion, her defences more carefully and solidly than before, only to be again astonished and dismayed by the next onslaught, until at length the question had become insistent--the question of an alliance for purposes of greater security. [9]
I said with unobtrusive frankness that I was astonished that such a long-legged, lantern-jawed, unprepossessing-looking specter as he should be singled out for a distinction like that, and asked how it came about. [5]
The storekeeper was too astonished to answer. [9]
The Cure had told his brother the story, and had been met by a keen, astonished interest in the unknown man on Vadrome Mountain. [11]
I give it to you now to see, so you may not be astonished when you see her. [11]
He was astonished to see that her eyes were filled with tears. [9]
But Honora continued to go to the dancing class, where she treated Mr. Meeker with a hauteur that astonished him, amused Virginia Hayden, and perplexed Cousin Eleanor. [9]
He was astonished to find a man inside it, waiting for his sister. [10]
For a long time he was silent, as if astonished, then he jumped out of bed, ran to me in his shirt, and sobbed so that I could not calm him for a long time. [2]
While she was thus engaged, Mr Swiveller looked on with a grateful heart, very much astonished to see how thoroughly at home she made herself, and attributing this attention, in its origin, to Sally Brass, whom, in his own mind, he could not thank enough. [12]
A thought darted through his brain with the speed of lightning, and without hesitation he drew the ring from the hand of his astonished daughter, whispering curtly, yet tenderly, in reply to her anxious cry, "What are you doing? [10]
Just then a thought struck me with such force that I got up with a cheer and hit the astonished captain between the shoulders. [9]
Tall and stern, they were stout enemies, but they had no firearms, and, as could be seen, they were astonished at the look of the little band, which, at the command of De Troyes, who with Iberville was in the first boat, came steadily on. [11]
As they made their way back to the office he glanced at her covertly, astonished at the emotional effect in her their tour had produced. [9]
Full-grown people brought their perplexities to Tom for solution, and were often astonished at the wit and wisdom of his decisions. [5]
That gentleman delivered the young aspirant for a muss one of his elegant little left-handers, which so astonished him that he began to feel for his shooter. [5]
All at once the two were circling their swords in the air, and then Nick had flung open the shutter and leaped through the window, and was running and shouting towards the astonished gentlemen, all of whom wheeled to face him. [9]
Many citizens in the hall were astonished at the cheering which followed the mention of this name. [9]
She looked in the glass and was astonished at her beauty. [5]
When I read the first half of that I was more astonished than ever at the wonderful sagacity of this strange man. [5]
Already rumors of the cause of Mr. Allen's departure were in active circulation, and I was astonished to learn that he had been seen that day seated upon Indian rock with Miss Thorn herself. [9]
We have seen that this massed array of peeresses is sown thick with diamonds, and we also see that it is a marvellous spectacle--but now we are about to be astonished in earnest. [5]
She was astonished that she enjoyed his society so keenly. [11]
I am astonished that M. Fourtou should ever have agreed to so strange an innovation. [5]
But he was suddenly silent, for he was astonished to see that she had not come from her room, but, as her dress betrayed, from some long expedition. [10]
Disloyalty before unsuspected suddenly became bold, and treason astonished the world by bringing at once into the field military forces superior in number to the standing army of the United States. [7]
The more we study him, the more are we astonished at his multiform genius. [4]
After this incident Stephen fairly astonished his audience, --especially an elderly gentleman who sat on a cracker-box in the rear, out of sight of the stand. [9]
The astonished plunderers speechlessly made way for a few minutes, but ere he reached the prophetess shouts of: "Vengeance! [10]
As he did so he paused, astonished that she did not speak at all. [11]
Pierre, whose rude skill in medicine was got of hard experiences here and there, had helped him back into the world again, and was himself now a little astonished at acting as Scripture reader to a Protestant invalid. [11]
When they first showed, last night, I tried to knock some down with a pole, but it didn't reach, which astonished me; then I tried clods till I was all tired out, but I never got one. [5]
At such times she astonished him by taking his most solemn histrionics with flippant incredulity, and even burlesquing them. [8]
A mysterious lesion seemed to have taken place, I felt astonished and relieved, yet I was heavy with sadness. [9]
If ever we see better days I shall be astonished, and before I have got over my astonishment it will all be over. [10]
An adopted kitten scratched this affectionate baboon, who certainly had a fine intellect, for she was much astonished at being scratched, and immediately examined the kitten's feet, and without more ado bit off the claws. [1]
Yet all the same this information astonished and irritated the count, coming as it did in the form of a simple note with an order from Kutuzov, and received at night, breaking in on his beauty sleep. [2]
Then, as we rounded the bend, we were suddenly astonished to see people gathered on the landing at the foot of the lawn, where they had run, no doubt, in a flurry at sight of the ship below. [9]
Chess no longer prepares the dainties which astonished Mr. Carvel's guests, and which he alone could cook. [9]
Thinking of the portrait, he saw Conrad's face before him, reproachful, astonished, but all gentle as it looked when Conrad caught his hand that day after he struck him; he heard him say, "Father! [8]
He looked round, pleased, astonished, and glanced at the violin, then meaningly towards the nearly closed door of the other room. [11]
There in the parlor, and Marget standing looking at us, astonished. [5]
When luncheon was over, an astonished and perturbed butler packed the Leffingwell silver and sent it off to storage. [9]
During the ascent our eyes were bandaged, and when the handkerchief was removed a marvellous picture appeared before our astonished gaze. [10]
Arrived there, she ordered the astonished freedman Johannes, in his office as notary, to add a codicil to her will. [10]
To this region one of the prophecies is applied: "I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. [5]
As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage. [4]
So she went on in a rattling, giddy kind of way, for she was excited by the strange scene in which she found herself, and quite astonished the Young Astronomer with her vivacity. [6]
They found plenty of things to be delighted with, but nothing to be astonished at. [5]
The manly beauty of Mr. Max Wylie was of the lantern-jawed order, and in his photograph he conveyed the astonished and pained air of one who has been suddenly seized by an invisible officer of the law from behind. [9]
Thereupon several rolls of gold solidi were paid to the astonished student--and they had been of little real benefit, since they had made it possible for him to keep pace with his wealthy and aristocratic classmates and share many of their extravagances. [10]
The astonished government now took hold of Thuggee, and for ten years made systematic and relentless war upon it, and finally destroyed it. [5]
His thoughts were not to be fathomed, yet Cynthia took the movement for silent confession,--which it was not, and stood appalled at the very magnitude of his accomplishment, astonished at the secrecy he had maintained. [9]
Mr. Parkinson did not seem astonished at the miracle which had put Jethro in possession of this information, but heaved a long sigh of relief, as a man will when the worst has at length arrived. [9]
But I did not learn that any of these pilot-farmers had astonished anybody with their successes. [5]
John Paul was no less astonished at my little ruse. [9]
And the other night Mr. Brice told Pa so many things about the people south of Market Street, the Germans, which he did not know; that Pa was astonished. [9]
So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world. [5]
All that were near by turned upon him, astonished and not pleased. [5]
There was a murmur of astonished protest. [9]
Her affection for Mrs. Temple astonished me, bewildered me. [9]
There was a moment of astonished and ominous silence, then weather ensued. [5]
Happening, in the midst of these cogitations, to raise his hand, he was astonished to find how heavy it seemed, and yet how thin and light it really was. [12]
It came over me most uncomfortably that maybe I had made my revelations for nothing, besides being flattered into stretching them considerably by the stranger's astonished exclamations. [5]
And the old man he sunk down kind of bewildered in his seat and Aunt Sally and Benny didn't know it, because they was so astonished and staring at Tom with their mouths open and not knowing what they was about. [5]
But when I looked at my purchase, at home, where no glittering blades came into competition with it, I was astonished to see how handsome it was. [5]
But when I look back now, after some years, at the experiences of that day, I am astonished by the running fire of events, which, unfortunately, were not all joy. [11]
He was not long in finding out that Alice liked to hear about Philip, and Harry launched out into the career of his friend in the West, with a prodigality of invention that would have astonished the chief actor. [5]
He held the locket out to Mr. Judson, who stared at it, astonished. [9]
And it was like Iberville, that, then only a lad, he came in from the woods, went to his father, and astonished him by asking for his blessing. [11]
This is the letter: "I cannot cease to be astonished at the simplicity of Fulbert; I was as much surprised as if he had placed a lamb in the power of a hungry wolf. [5]
I was no less astonished than the rest of them. [9]
I thought I knew something of the sculptures brought from Nineveh, but I was astonished, almost awe-struck, at the sight of those mighty images which mingled with the visions of the Hebrew prophets. [6]
Such a stroke kills some men, either at once, or by lengthened torture; others it sends mad, so that they make a clamour which draws the attention of the astonished and not sympathetic world; but it only paralysed Jean Jacques. [11]
And this time keep it--for it is your turn to be astonished. [5]
During this difficult journey Mademoiselle Bourienne, Dessalles, and Princess Mary's servants were astonished at her energy and firmness of spirit. [2]
Once he saw Jessica's face at a window, he was astonished to see how changed. [11]
She delights in it; for she knows--oh, she knows nearly everything herself, and can talk, oh, like a bird--and the books she reads, why, you would be astonished. [5]
His name, although it does not matter much, was Morton Browne, and he would have been considerably astonished if he had guessed how much of his history Cynthia knew. [9]
The shoulders under it began to shake, and presently the astonished Jethro heard what seemed to be faint peals of laughter. [9]
Her remark, if it astonished Hodder, had a dynamic effect on Eldon Parr. [9]
When she glanced into the mirror, she was astonished at herself. [10]
He was astonished, in going over such conversations afterwards, to discover that her questions and his efforts to answer them in other than theological terms were both illuminating and stimulating. [9]

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