Considerably

Examples

• The yield from both sources has considerably decreased. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• This advanced Warren's position on the Weldon Railroad very considerably. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• To this the fat boy, considerably terrified, briefly responded, 'Missis. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• These omissions oppressed and depressed her considerably; still, on the whole, we got on very well. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• In the year 1600, Gilbert, an English physician, enlarged considerably the catalogue of substances which have the property of attracting light bodies. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• He says: The mode of getting in the harvest varies considerably. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The guide was considerably shaken up, but he made one more venture. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• On this day Wilson returned from his raid upon the Virginia Central Railroad, having damaged it considerably. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The level of this valley is considerably above that of the sea. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• His dreams of the past night, mingled with Cassy's prudential suggestions, considerably affected his mind. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The bumping against the door, the laughter, the stamping, were all as vigorous as ever, and the pleasure in being outside lessened considerably. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• A shaggy little damaged man, withal, not unlike an old dog of some mongrel breed, who has been considerably knocked about. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It only looked like a considerably magnified bedstead--nothing more. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• So I don't know as our people's notions on these matters is too strict; and, considerin' how I was raised, I fell in with them pretty considerably. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Its strength has often been severely tested, as it has been sometime drawn up by ships' anchors, and considerably strained; but it has not been broken, and the insulation is almost perfect. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The highroad was now to be quitted, as the remaining distance to Hollow's Mill might be considerably reduced by a short cut across fields. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• They were not savage men either of them, though it appeared both were rigid, for they fined a delinquent who came considerably too late. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It is fairly strong and has the advantage of being considerably lighter than hemp or Manila. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Because, Sir,' said Mr. Pickwick, considerably excited--'because you are too old, Sir. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• During the months of March and April this same force under Forrest annoyed us considerably. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Fanny's feelings on the occasion were indeed considerably more warm and genuine than her aunt's style of writing. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I am now in my eighty-fourth year, and the last year has considerably enfeebled me, so that I hardly expect to remain another. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• He introduced himself as Inspector Martin, of the Norfolk Constabulary, and he was considerably astonished when he heard the name of my companion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The nerves of Mr Dolls,' remarked Eugene to Lightwood, 'are considerably unstrung. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• This unexpected absence of the only local resident whom Eustacia knew considerably damaged her scheme for an afternoon of reckless gaiety. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• It must have bled considerably. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• My brothers were considerably younger than myself; but I had a friend in one of my schoolfellows, who compensated for this deficiency. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• He had tested and weighed his convictions again and again, and saw no reason to alter them, though he had considerably lessened his plan. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I was not scared, but I was considerably agitated. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• These figures prove that the yield of the furnace is considerably increased. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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