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- adjective Obsolete form of
astonished . - verb obsolete Simple past tense and past participle of
astonish .
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Examples
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So that a grave and sober person coming into the room at the time, finds the floor all strewed and covered over with torn papers, parchments and broken seals; and being astonisht at this sight, does thus expostulate with them.
The New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral George S. Phillips
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The 'astonisht nymphs their flood's strange fate deplore, 25
To the Countesse of Denbigh Richard Crashaw 1921
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My naburs seemed surprised & astonisht at this darin 'bravery onto the part of a man at my time of life, but our family was never know'd to quale in danger's stormy hour.
Artemus Ward 1865
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As everybody shrank out of her path, as it was hard work for her even to obtain here and there an alms, and as her former arts found few lovers, she was no little astonisht that evening to hear a knock at her door, while cries and shouts were tossing without.
The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Ludwig Tieck 1813
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Crescentia lookt mournfully at the astonisht youth.
The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Ludwig Tieck 1813
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She greeted them all graciously, and the young men were astonisht at her surpassing beauty.
The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Ludwig Tieck 1813
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My partner was astonisht; and, as he had a small estate here, we removed into this country, where till the time of his death we went on enlarging the number of our houses of business and manufactories.
The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Ludwig Tieck 1813
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The first part of the divine service was already over, when people were astonisht to see Antonio Cavalcanti stepping into the church by the side of the altar, leading a thickly veiled figure in his hand.
The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Ludwig Tieck 1813
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The old man was astonisht to see so great and unlookt for an effect produced by a speech which he had uttered with perfect calmness, and even with kindliness.
The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Ludwig Tieck 1813
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But when he drew nearer to the old man, he was astonisht to find how totally his countenance and the expression of his eyes were changed.
The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Ludwig Tieck 1813
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