Interruptions
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Examples
- But the feeling of the times was all in favour of outcries, dramatic interruptions, and such-like manifestations of Natural Virtue. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Little Dorrit sat down in a golden chair, made quite giddy by these rapid interruptions. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Interruptions were made in the foil by cutting small portions away, at which points brilliant sparks appeared when the jar was discharged. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- From that day on the station supplied current continuously until 1895, with but two brief interruptions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- From this point, with certain breaks and interruptions, my whole interest fixed breathlessly on the conversation, and I followed it word for word. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The chapel was soon afterwards left to the silence and stillness which reigned in it, with few interruptions, throughout the year. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Edited by Dinah