Exclamations

Examples

• He gasped out at various intervals these exclamations of rage and grief. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Instantly cries and exclamations of excitement burst from the crowd at the gate. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Many were the exclamations of astonishment and questioning wonder as Xodar's acts confirmed the suspicion which he had held. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The woman's passionate exclamations collected a crowd around her, and the trader briefly explained to them the cause of the agitation. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Then there was a weeping of women, then waiting, then hushed exclamations, then a strange gasping sound, then a painful stillness. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Another and another, with broken exclamations, and extravagant phrases, endeavoured to express the intoxicating effect of this wonder of nature. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• After the first almost thundering exclamations of astonishment, which sufficiently warned Rosamond of what was coming, he was silent for some moments. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• She did not, however, break out into any exclamations, or hurried narrative of what had happened. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• They met at a turn and kissed with laughter and exclamations inarticulate and stirring. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• There were exclamations of What a mercy master was not burnt in his bed! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He jumped up on his box, and, with profane exclamations of dismay, drove off furiously. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The spectators seemed spellbound, for no shouts or exclamations were heard, as all watched anxiously the silent course of the heavily freighted pontoons. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• When he heard the sound of my approach, he ceased to utter exclamations of grief and horror, and sprung towards the window. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.

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