He looked at me in astonishment. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
There was a cry of astonishment from the listeners. From Wordnik.com. [Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest] Reference
The astonishment is based very largely on ignorance. From Wordnik.com. [India Today] Reference
I looked at McNair in astonishment too great for words. From Wordnik.com. [Aleta Dey] Reference
The woman replied in astonishment, I do not wash my hair. From Wordnik.com. [What Nurses Stand For] Reference
Rebbe, dropping his pointer in astonishment: What did –?. From Wordnik.com. [The Promised Land] Reference
I exclaimed in astonishment, "That is very high for a proof.". From Wordnik.com. [Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days] Reference
They both turned in astonishment as the three came bursting in. From Wordnik.com. [The Windy Hill] Reference
Miss Grizzel held her very breath in astonishment; and no doubt if. From Wordnik.com. [The Cuckoo Clock] Reference
Meredith started to turn, an expression of astonishment on her face. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Waters] Reference
Qen was open-mouthed in astonishment and said to Bux What in the world?. From Wordnik.com. [SKENE: CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT] Reference
Everyone gasped, the zygites in astonishment, the thalamites in dismay. From Wordnik.com. [The One Handed Rower of Myonnesus « A Fly in Amber] Reference
I said in astonishment; but may not this dream, after all, be a prophecy?. From Wordnik.com. [Man's Rights: or, How Would You Like It?] Reference
The billionaire commercial operation mogul was left in astonishment of U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-11-01] Reference
He was looking at her in astonishment, and she was bravely meeting his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Planchette] Reference
"I am so lost in astonishment," cried he, "that I know not if I hear right!". From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
She slipped the ring from her finger and I read in astonishment, "I.O. O. F.". From Wordnik.com. [Six Red Months in Russia: An Observer's Account of Russia Before and During the Proletarian Dictatorship] Reference
My sister dropped her work in astonishment exclaiming, You a governess, Agnes!. From Wordnik.com. [Agnes Grey] Reference
The Princess sat up in astonishment; the ladies-in-waiting drew closer in alarm. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Apple Tree] Reference
And the gasps of astonishment from the audience could be heard the world around. From Wordnik.com. [September 2005] Reference
She hurried to her own apartment, leaving them all in astonishment and perplexity. From Wordnik.com. [Belinda] Reference
"Kilmeny," he said in astonishment, "you don't really think yourself ugly, do you?". From Wordnik.com. [Kilmeny of the Orchard] Reference
I am only in astonishment what she can have found to fill your new invoice of boxes. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Helmet] Reference
Samuel Parker came on board the steamship, and asked in astonishment where I was going. From Wordnik.com. [Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen] Reference
The fisherfolk cried aloud in astonishment, and Opee-Kwan's jaw lowered and remained lowered. From Wordnik.com. [Nam-Bok the Unveracious] Reference
They gazed at me in astonishment, while I laughed immoderately at my own unenviable position. From Wordnik.com. [Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days] Reference
(The French definition being to "rester bouche bée" or "to stand open-mouthed, in astonishment"). From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
The rest of the world watches in astonishment as more and more corruption and evil-doing is exposed. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bush Caught on Tape: “A Wiretap Requires A Court Order. Nothing Has Changed.”] Reference
The threat was loud enough to reach his ears, and he looked up in astonishment to hear such a voice from. From Wordnik.com. [Belinda] Reference
Reed stared at him in astonishment for a moment and then backed away a few steps before eyeing him warily. From Wordnik.com. [The Gauntlet Thrown Chapter Thirty Seven] Reference
The few old sailors employed about the pier looked at me in astonishment, and shook their heads when I inquired. From Wordnik.com. [England's Effort: Letters to an American Friend] Reference
"Ira Warfield!" exclaimed the young man, starting back in astonishment – one might almost say in consternation. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
The boss took two steps back and asked in astonishment, "You sold all that to a guy who came in for a fish hook?". From Wordnik.com. [Joke Contest. Anybody in?] Reference
A cry of wonder went through the crowd, and the nobles fell back in astonishment leaving a clear space round the king. From Wordnik.com. [An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls] Reference
When the boy had been silent several minutes, the elders looked each man upon his neighbor in astonishment and delight. From Wordnik.com. [The Breakfast of the Birds, and Other Stories] Reference
Ambassadors and dignitaries from foreign powers look on in astonishment and with mixed emotions-awe, confusion, and envy. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Spice by Jack Turner] Reference
The object that excited her astonishment was the child. From Wordnik.com. [Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793] Reference
I can still vividly recall the astonishment with which I woke one frosty. From Wordnik.com. [Preventable Diseases] Reference
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