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Are they astir yet?. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : The field was astir with small animals, birds, and insects. From Dictionary.com.
The house was astir; and, early as it was, he heard. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The boys were astir in the morning earlier than usual. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island] Reference
The little cottage was astir early and Ruth was no laggard. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret] Reference
The next morning things were astir even earlier than usual. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
Millwood was astir early that morning -- what there was of it. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
We were up and astir instantly, fully realizing the situation. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson] Reference
Walter was astir early, apparently as well as he had ever been. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
Monsieur Le Prun was also wide awake and astir from other causes. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
Before our departure Shanghai was all astir at the visit of General. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
I rode in at daylight for the cards, but the town was already astir. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
He awakened again at five A.M. conscious of someone astir in the room. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
The next morning at daybreak the household of Nathan Hornby was astir. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
At daylight the camp was astir -- that is, with the exception of Hippy. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers] Reference
He had not walked long before he found the city gently astir with life. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
The hunters were astir at break of day and preparing for an early start. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
But if Reuben were laggard the innocent guardian dragon was early astir. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Rachel] Reference
Who besides themselves was astir at so late an hour on that lonely island?. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Underneath her stubborn cheer, her genial vivacity, self-reproach was astir. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
By this time the farm world was astir, and we were not long in following suit. From Wordnik.com. [Six Days on the Hurricane Deck of a Mule An account of a journey made on mule back in Honduras, C.A. in August, 1891] Reference
Even before sunrise the natives were astir in preparation for the great event. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route] Reference
The Northfield household was early astir upon the morning after the lake ride. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
He rises before the household is astir, and lets himself out into the mild air. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
I found many of the warriors already astir and lending their horses to the water. From Wordnik.com. [Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography] Reference
As may well be supposed, the street was all astir to find out the stranger's name. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories of Various Types] Reference
Soon the plains were astir with settlers rushing in the direction of the explosion. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
The man in charge had given her to understand that there were few riders astir so early. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City] Reference
It was butchering day at Silas Chamberlain's and Liza Ann had the household astir early. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
Early in the morning Daimur was up and astir, and after breakfast he went for a walk alone. From Wordnik.com. [The Enchanted Island] Reference
The island where he lies is full of death-fires, and the dead are astir, but Hervor goes on. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
The outfit was astir at 4: 45 o'clock the next morning and was moving on the road at 8: 30 a. m. From Wordnik.com. [The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces] Reference
On his "Perth days," in going from Craighouse he was obliged to be astir by four in the morning. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
Foxes are home from their felon excursions; squirrels are astir; deer are on the upland, feeding. From Wordnik.com. [Summerfield or, Life on a Farm] Reference
To-day, beyond the white walls of the hospital, the sun danced invitingly, the spring breezes were astir. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
In the morning all China is astir betimes, dressed in gala attire and interchanging congratulatory visits. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sport in China Second Edition] Reference
De Seviere was early awake and all was astir within its walls, for this was the great time of the four seasons. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
The pavement beneath their feet was hot; both were glad to breathe what tiny breeze was astir; both were tired. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
By morning all was early astir, those within to witness the departure of the strangers, and, those without for that same departure. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
When morning came everyone was astir early, for not only was a happy day promised, but there was Frisky, the runaway, to be looked over. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country] Reference
It is highly picturesque in its combination of buildings and with a river navigable to its very limits; it is astir with life and commerce. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
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