Agitated

Examples

• Another pause ensued; Marianne was greatly agitated, and it ended thus. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Real life is beyond his control and influence because real life is largely agitated by impulses and habits, unconscious needs, faith, hope and desire. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Her manner was angry and agitated. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Yes, ma'am,' said Bob, all impatience; for the old lady, although much agitated, spoke with the most tantalising deliberation, as old ladies often do. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The poor woman was at first too much confused and agitated to understand thoroughly what I said to her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• If I didn't support a aged pairint, and a lovely sister,'--here the waiter was greatly agitated--'I wouldn't take a farthing. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Her ladyship started up, with every appearance of being additionally agitated and alarmed by what I had told her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The surface of the oil remains smooth and undisturbed, while the water is agitated with the utmost commotion. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• You will give me the benefit of your self-possession, and not leave me at the mercy of agitated cowards? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Why was she so violently agitated at Dobbin's request? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• It is enough,' said the agitated Mr. Slurk, pacing to and fro, 'to curdle the ink in one's pen, and induce one to abandon their cause for ever. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• When Shirley had been agitated, she generally took this natural refreshment; it would come at her call. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• At all events, my love,” said I, “Doctor Strong is in an agitated state of mind, and must be answered. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The pulp thus prepared is placed in a large vat, where it is kept constantly agitated, to prevent the more solid parts from being deposited. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Maria could not keep still and she walked around patting and gentling the horses and making them all more nervous and agitated. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I cannot attempt to thank you, she continued, in a very agitated manner; thanks are out of the question. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• They hurried away, as soon as they saw me; my agitated mien added to their fear of coming near one who had entered within the verge of contagion. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He had found her agitated and low. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Mrs. Pryor seemed deeply agitated. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• But now that she was left alone with him the fingers of her lightly folded hands were agitated, and there was repressed emotion in her face. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He paid me a flying visit and seemed as much agitated as though he were about to be tried for high treason. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Mrs Merdle's verbs were so pressingly presented to Mr Merdle to conjugate, that his sluggish blood and his long coat-cuffs became quite agitated. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Never had such a commotion agitated the town before. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The medical man who looked in pronounced him shaky, agitated, and talked of a little blood and the seaside; but he took neither of these remedies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She was agitated, and told some money into his hand. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Mr. Carton, she answered, after an agitated pause, the secret is yours, not mine; and I promise to respect it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Dorothea was still hurt and agitated. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I felt very much agitated at seeing Fanny. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Mary too was agitated; she was conscious that fatally, without will of her own, she had perhaps made a great difference to Fred's lot. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Simultaneously the little boat spun around and shot out toward the Gulf Stream like an agitated and very erratic rocket, flinging great sheets of spray high into the air as it sped. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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