Stumbled

Examples

• Phaidor-- she stumbled a little here, and then in a very low voice, Phaidor already is yours. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• She took a little clod of earth from the broken ground where he had stumbled, and threw it in. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Mr. Grant Munro pushed impatiently forward, however, and we stumbled after him as best we could. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• A man stumbled against him as he turned away, who mumbled some maudlin apology. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• And, to speak truly, every mule stumbled over the two, and the whole cavalcade was piled up in a heap. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• She never abated the piercing quality of her shrieks, never stumbled in the distinctness or the order of her words. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• By St Dunstan, said Gurth, as he stumbled up the dark avenue, this is no Jewess, but an angel from heaven! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• In her confusion she stumbled against a man who was hurrying down the last steps of the elevated station. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He and Dobbin stumbled over their pails in the passages as they were scouring the decks of the Royal George. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I stumbled over an obstacle: my head was still dizzy, my sight was dim, and my limbs were feeble. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I stumbled, on Sabbath last, when I thought with pride of my three hours' improving. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Finally he stumbled upon the right combination, and the door swung creakingly open before his astonished eyes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• None of the inventions that have resulted from the study of electricity have been stumbled upon in the dark. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Stumbled against them. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I know one thing, he said to himself, as he stumbled back in the sitting-room, and sat down; I'll let that fellow alone, after this! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• As he was thus bewailing his misfortunes, he stumbled over a charred timber and fell flat on the ground. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• They ran to and fro; they crowded together: some sobbed, some stumbled: the confusion was inextricable. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Going to the hearth to set the candle down upon a round three-legged table standing there, he stumbled against something. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Gerald stumbled on up the slope of snow, in the bluish darkness, always climbing, always unconsciously climbing, weary though he was. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• In ten minutes more we struck into a beautiful road, and unlike some others we had stumbled upon at intervals, it led in the right direction. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He dropped his snuff-box, leaving the contents scattered on the carpet; he stumbled out. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• For half an hour they stumbled on, until Clayton, by merest chance, came upon the prostrate form of Esmeralda. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• We had stumbled upon a two-man flier. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Tottering and shaking in all his giant frame, he stumbled slowly from the room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I stumbled and went down. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He stumbled on till he came to a path again. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Tom rose, disconsolate, and stumbled into the cabin that had been allotted to him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He turned up the hill, and stumbled blindly over the wild slopes, having lost the path in the complete darkness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• If I remember right, he stumbled over a heap of stones, looked up at the stars, and so on. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The men lie asleep where they stumbled down, but the women sit by the candle. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

Typed by Avery