Delighted

Examples

• He was, in fact, the most agreeable young man the sisters had ever known, and they were equally delighted with him. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Look at him, the old man would say, nudging his neighbour with a delighted purple face, did you ever see such a chap? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Cato and Varro, Virgil and Columella, Pliny and Palladius delighted to instruct the farmer and praise his occupation. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Ah, my dear Watson, said he, striding into the room, I am very delighted to see you! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• And Amy tried on the blue ring with a delighted face and a firm resolve to earn it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• He was highly delighted, and the exchange was made, much, I believe, to the annoyance of Mr. Elliston, though I knew not why it grieved him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The honest Irish maid-servant, delighted with the change, asked leave to kiss the face that had grown all of a sudden so rosy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• His wooden conceit and craft kept exact pace with the delighted expectation of his victim. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I can lay my hand on my heart, and declare that every page has charmed, refreshed, delighted me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Oh, I'm delighted to do it. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• So they are indeed, and I am delighted to hear you say it. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Thomasin noticed all these, and was delighted that the May revel was to be so near. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I am sure that you cannot fail to be delighted with the traces of heredity shown in the p's and in the tails of the g's. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Osborne Athene House, 24 April, 1827 Think of him writing such a hand, and quoting Greek too, at his age, the delighted mother said. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• They delighted in the burning of monasteries and nunneries and the slaughter of their inmates. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• She was particularly delighted when Clennam assured her that there were hospitals, and very kindly conducted hospitals, in Rome. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I am happy--I am gratified--I am delighted--I am bored. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I am certain either of those ladies would be delighted to see you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• My poor mother looked remarkably well, and I was delighted to have her in the same country with me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Amelia opened the case, and giving a little cry of delighted affection, seized the boy and embraced him a hundred times. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I am so delighted that you have come, she said earnestly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The spirit of elder days found a dwelling here, and we delighted to trace its footsteps. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I am very glad you have had that pleasure, said Dorothea, delighted to see her husband less weary than usual at this hour. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Delighted to see you both, said Shuffle, shaking hands with them. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Mrs. Shelby went up stairs, and Aunt Chloe, delighted, went out to her cabin, to make her preparation. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I am delighted to see you. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Leinster was delighted with him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• My dear Mr. Copperfield, I am delighted. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Your father will be delighted, my deareSt He told me that this was the dearest wish of his heart. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.

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