Alarmed

Examples

• After waiting some time Mrs. Clements became alarmed, and ordered the cabman to drive back to her lodgings. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• It was only when I had joined him there that I heard what had alarmed his quicker senses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• There is really nothing to be alarmed about. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Mrs. John Knightley is easily alarmed, and might be made unhappy about her sister. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Our friend Mr. Skimpole--don't be alarmed! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Rawdon thanked his sister a hundred times, and with an ardour of gratitude which touched and almost alarmed that soft-hearted woman. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Such constitutional monarchists as General Lafayette were seriously alarmed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I felt unusually alarmed, and trusting to the lightness of my heels I began to run as fast as I possibly could. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I am not,' replied Oliver, greatly alarmed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• 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 other servants were soon alarmed, and we sent for the local police, who instantly communicated with London. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• This allusion to the fate of William Rufus, his Relative, at once incensed and alarmed Prince John. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Contrary to Bulstrode's alarmed expectation, he took little notice of Lydgate's presence, and continued to talk or murmur incoherently. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He could not fail to connect my sudden return with his crime, and to be terribly alarmed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• My father is not sufficiently alarmed, I fear; and, therefore, if there is any serious apprehension, it must be broken to him gently. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Mr. Luker feels alarmed for the safety of 'a valuable of great price,' which he has got in the house. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Don't be alarmed; I am not going to preach. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I am going to unexplored regions, to the land of mist and snow; but I shall kill no albatross, therefore do not be alarmed for my safety. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Don't be alarmed, my darling. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The utter helplessness of the wreck of him that lay cast ashore there, now alarmed her, but he himself appeared a little more hopeful. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There is no need to be alarmed. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Mamma, there is not the least reason to be alarmed about me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Monks was plainly disconcerted, and alarmed besides. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Miss Crawford need not be alarmed for her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I noticed a bluish tinge in her face which alarmed me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Do not be alarmed, said Miss Dashwood, nothing of the kind will be done; for my mother will never have money enough to attempt it. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Don't be alarmed, Mr. Weller. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She could not be too soon alarmed, nor send for Perry too often. Jane Austen. Emma.
• You can be alarmed enough, if Eva coughs, or has the least thing the matter with her; but you never think of me. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I--I--really think they are,' urged Mr. Snodgrass, somewhat alarmed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

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