wonderment

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And then a great wonderment arose in her heart--a mighty wave of thankfulness and gratitude that though she had been in such terrible danger, yet she was unharmed.

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She saw that her would-be rescuer was young and strong featured--all together a very fine specimen of manhood; and to her great wonderment it was soon apparent that he was no unequal match for the great mountain of muscle that he fought.

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The inhabitants flocked around me, examining my clothing, and exclaiming in wonderment at each new discovery of button, buckle, pocket, and flap.

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As the ape-man and his companions stood gazing in varying degrees of wonderment at this ancient city in the midst of savage Africa, several of them became aware of movement within the structure at which they were looking.

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He regarded me with wonderment, and then came the damnable light, glowing and spreading, as I have described it, till his face shone soft and warm, like the summer moon, and then the laugh--"Ha

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And generally let it be noted, that those things which I here set down, are such as do naturally take the sense, and not respect petty wonderments.

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This circumstance, coupled with his ambiguous, half-hinting, half-revealing, shrouded sort of talk, now begat in me all kinds of vague wonderments and half-apprehensions, and all connected with the Pequod; and Captain Ahab; and the leg he had lost; and the Cape Horn fit; and the silver calabash; and what Captain Peleg had said of him, when I left the ship the day previous; and the prediction of the squaw Tistig; and the voyage we had bound ourselves to sail; and a hundred other shadowy things.

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Glitz, glamour and a sense of wonderment defined the first IPPA held at Hilton Park Lane.

IPPA in London

When you step into our world you step back into the magic and wonderment of childhood, and of course we throw in a healthy shot of fun and a quality soundtrack to make a trip to Foreverland something you'll never forget.

Ball pits and great music

When you step into our world you step back into the magic and wonderment of childhood, and of course we throw in a healthy shot of fun, debauchery and a quality soundtrack to make a trip to Foreverland something you'll never forget.

Ball pits and great music

So perfect is this wonderment, which can't be sold or bought.

POEMS OF THE DAY; This Wonderment

His songs are eminently singable, and, even in the most challenging selections in both Eight Early Songs and Songs of Wonderment and Love, the overall effect is one of effortlessness.