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surprised

/sɚˈpɹaɪzd/ adjective A2
  1. Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event. · genuinely surprised· pleasantly surprised
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“Ah, ha,” said the shipowner, “I am not in the least surprised, for she has been to me three times, inquiring if there were any news of the Pharaon.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 9 · C1
Marilla could not help tacking on that last sentence, although she was again surprised at herself for doing it.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 66 · C1
The Scarecrow went sorrowfully back to his friends and told them what Oz had said; and Dorothy was surprised to find that the Great Wizard was not a Head, as she had seen him, but a lovely Lady.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 72 · B2
She was surprised, as she walked along, to see how pretty the country was about her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 14 · B2

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