Paused

Examples

• I advanced; then paused by the crib side: my hand was on the curtain, but I preferred speaking before I withdrew it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• At these latter words the girl shivered again, and for a moment paused in her rowing, seeming to turn deadly faint. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mr. Pickwick paused, and looked steadily on Mr. Winkle, who quailed beneath his leader's searching glance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He paused for a few seconds, and added in a voice broken by emotion, 'You have loved her from a child, my friend. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She paused for this announcement to produce its effect. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• She paused, and went on, dropping her glance from Lily's: He wouldn't stay with her ten minutes if he KNEW---- Knew----? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He had the faith of the one, the doubt of the other, and, drawn strongly either way by these opposing forces, paused irresolutely between the two. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• She paused again, a little breathless with the unwonted length of her speech, and sat with her lips slightly parted and a deep blush on her cheeks. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• He paused again, beating about the question he felt he must put. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Tarzan paused in his flight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Here Mr. Casaubon paused, removed one hand from his back and thrust it between the buttons of his single-breasted coat. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The spot was in such dark shadow, that he paused to make out what was there, and then passed on again. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mr. Weller paused when he arrived at this point, and cast a comical look at his master out of the corners of his eyes. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The women's faces, as she paused interrogatively on the threshold, were a study in hesitation. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She paused with a slight falter of embarrassment, and Trenor, turning abruptly, fixed on her a look of growing intelligence. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Miss Wren was in the act of handing it to him over her bench, when she paused. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• At eleven o'clock she rose to leave me, but she paused at the door and looked back. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Punic faith with Punic neighbors, retorted Justinian as they paused at the gate. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Dallas paused before him, visibly bewildered. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Mrs. Fisher paused and looked reflectively at the deep shimmer of sea between the cactus-flowers. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• No, no, my dear, I know you're not,' said the Jew; 'but--' and again the old man paused. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Miss Kilroy paused irresolutely. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Round and round the meadow went horse and man, forming so striking a sight that Maurice and Crispin paused in their dressing to look at it. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Here Mr. Muzzle, who had a great notion of his eloquence, in which he imitated his master, paused for a reply. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She paused, and seemed to try and gather strength for something more yet to be said. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Still, she thought, as she paused at the door ere opening it, if Robert would but come even now how bright all would be! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Having said which, and having paused for an instant to see whether he was wanted for anything more, Sam left the room. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Mr. Pickwick paused not an instant until he was snug in bed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He paused a little, biting his lip. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It is over between me and you--' She paused for him to speak. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

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