Bystanders
[baɪstændəz]
Examples
- He at once threw himself on the astonished combatants, with his accustomed energy, and loudly called upon the bystanders to interpose. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He stepped back from the keyhole; drew himself up to his full height; and looked from one to another of the three bystanders, in mute astonishment. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- A chorus of bystanders took up the shout of Count Smorltork's praise, shook their heads sagely, and unanimously cried, 'Very! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The complaints of the old man, however, excited the indignation of the bystanders. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- As they grasped hands the bystanders began to cry, Get in, get in! Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Whereupon the bystanders praise God. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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