Trembled

Examples

• Her voice faltered and her hand trembled, and it was only the cold question of Ivanhoe, Is it you, gentle maiden? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Courageous as I am by nature, I absolutely trembled at the idea! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He trembled pitifully as the undertaker's man was arranging his crape draperies around him. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The man trembled from head to foot, but he held firm. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Yet I almost trembled for fear of making the answer too cordial: Graham's tastes are so fastidious. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I tried a second time to run out and find Laura, but my head was giddy and my knees trembled under me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Large tears trembled in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• And yet his wife trembled, and a vague but heavy fear was upon her. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The last tear poor Fanny ever shed trembled in her eyes. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• His arm trembled as it raised her, and supported her head. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She was evidently in a condition of great suffering, and Tom often heard her praying, as she wavered and trembled, and seemed about to fall down. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He was such an alarmingly large person that I quite trembled. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• And in London another Lord Greystoke was speaking to HIS kind in the House of Lords, but none trembled at the sound of his soft voice. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Martin threw a strange look at him, and trembled through all his slight lad's frame; but he restrained himself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Her lips trembled and her gaze widened with tears. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The frightened slaves about her trembled in wide-eyed expectancy, knowing not whether to pray for our victory or our defeat. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• It seemed asleep, but all of a sudden if gave a little cry and trembled, and then lay very still. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• No answer; only the brown eyes filled, the faintly-tinted lips trembled. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I trembled to think of the ruined purses this day's performances might result in. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I listened and trembled; Miss Marchmont slept. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Osborne trembled long before the letter from his dead son. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Her lips trembled, becoming unnaturally thin as she murmured, 'Tis too much--Clym, how can he bear to do it! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I trembled; the razor was in my hand, but I could not move. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• As Maggy's step came higher up and nearer, she trembled and faltered; and it was as much as she could do to speak, when Maggy at length appeared. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• When Dora hung her head and cried, and trembled, my eloquence increased so much the more. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• As they went in to meet her at the landing-place at the quay, Emmy's knees trembled so that she scarcely could run. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Rawdon himself trembled, and his face grew purple behind his dyed mustachios. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Lady Bareacres trembled with rage and terror. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She trembled, her eyes were fixed on the ground, and her lips became whiter than even sickness had left them. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.

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