Sprang

Examples

• As our visitor concluded, Holmes sprang up without a word, handed me my hat, picked his own from the table, and followed Dr. Trevelyan to the door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• He sprang up behind the carriage. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The King sprang from his seat with a gesture of anger. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• As he saw his mate go down he crouched, and, with a low snarl, sprang upon the captain crushing him to his knees with a single mighty blow. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Or could Bertha--the dread alternative sprang on her suddenly--could Bertha, left to herself, have gone ashore to rejoin him? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• At sight of us the members of the guard sprang forward in surprise, and with levelled rifles halted us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• They sprang back, and fell upon their knees, each hiding her face upon the other's neck. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• I sprang to his side. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Yet as soon as the invention was actually before the world business competitors sprang up on every hand. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Something like fear sprang up in the young lady's expressive black eyes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The Englishman sprang quickly after him just in time to see the hind quarters of some huge animal about to disappear through the window of the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Caliphronas drew a long breath of relief, and sprang to his feet. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• His expression grew very grave as he spoke, and a look of something akin to fear sprang up in his eyes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Finally, he sprang down with an ejaculation of satisfaction. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Electroplating became an art, and telegraphy sprang into active being on both sides of the Atlantic. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Finally he sprang from his chair with a cry of satisfaction, and walked up and down the room rubbing his hands together. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I could see messengers running swiftly through the audience, and as they passed the nobles there unsheathed their swords and sprang into the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He sprang down from the platform and grasped her roughly by the arm, but scarcely had he touched her than I leaped between them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The dame sprang toward the chief player. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• As the din of the drum rose to almost deafening volume Kerchak sprang into the open space between the squatting males and the drummers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I obeyed: joy made me agile: I sprang up before him. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He sprang to his feet with all his old energy. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• With a cry she sprang to her feet and turned to face her end. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• And then a living mass of destruction sprang from the surrounding darkness full upon the creature that held me pinioned to the ground. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Out of this question and reply sprang a change in the chat--chat it still remained, easy, desultory, familiar gossip. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• My rage was without bounds; I sprang on him, impelled by all the feelings which can arm one being against the existence of another. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• As the words sprang out he was prepared for an answering flare of anger; and he would have welcomed it as fuel for his own. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• He lay for some seconds looking placidly at his old prison companion, and then, all at once, with a cry of surprise and alarm, sprang out of bed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Never shall I forget the Duke's appearance as he sprang up and clawed with his hands, like one who is sinking into an abyss. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He sprang round, and I could see in the gas-light that every vestige of colour had been driven from his face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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