The latter allowed him to stagger backward until he leaned against the body of the tree under which the novel man-trap had been arranged.

He staggered blindly as he entered the room and then sank heavily on a sofa near the door.

Taken wholly by surprise, he staggered backwards.

She staggered weakly into a big, dim church, by the door of which the parting happened to have taken place.

Turkish, English, and French soldiers, Turks in turbans and fezes, Turkish women wrapped up to the eyes in white or blue clothes; hamals or porters staggered past under weights which seemed to the boys stupendous; pachas and other dignitaries riding on gayly-trapped little horses; carriages, with three or four veiled figures inside and black guards standing on the steps, carried the ladies of one harem to visit those of another.

A glimpse past Charlie as he came out showed her Matt staggering aimlessly about the kitchen, red-eyed, scowling, muttering to himself.

He loaded himself with countless strings of hiaqua, by fifties and hundreds, so that he could scarcely stagger along.

Somebody alwaysh moving the shteps," said the father, Robert Slessor, as he staggered drunkenly to the door.

At times they made the same queer, soft little sounds, and they staggered about on their four little legs just as helplessly as baby Joan made her way about on two.

" It was at this point that Savaroff, who had been regarding us with the half-stupid stare of a man who has newly recovered consciousness, staggered up unsteadily from his chair.

Sahwah staggered back dizzily, seeing stars.

The Red Cross men were kept busy, staggering away downhill with stretchers laden with the wounded.

" Jerrold staggered downstairs, and through the hall and out into the blinding sunshine.

" This staggered Percy dreadfully, and he looked from one to another to assist him in solving the mystery.

He staggered off toward the center of the city, slowly, dejectedly, with the thought of death in his mind, bidding farewell to all his dreams, which that woman seemed to have destroyed forever in turning her back implacably upon him.

surprise, astonish, amaze, astound; dumfound, dumfounder; startle, dazzle; daze; strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe; electrify; stun, stupefy, petrify, confound, bewilder, flabbergast, stagger, throw on one's beam ends, fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb; make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth; make one stare.

Foremost staggered the chief burgomaster, Von Kircheisen, in full uniform, adorned with his golden chain, which rustled as it rose and sank with his hurried, feverish respiration.

Tomlinson staggered forwards to find the whole front part of the vessel driven inwards, and a single seaman sitting dazed amid splintered spars, flapping sails, and writhing, lashing cordage.

The Jew screamed and dropped his knife, staggering heavily against the cellar door, which swung back on its well-oiled hinges.

Looking at the bottom, through the rapid water, made my head so giddy, I was forced to stop and shut my eyes; my friend, who had firmer nerves, went plunging on to a deeper and swifter part, where the strength of the current made him stagger very unpleasantly.

She gave notice on the spot, and staggered indignantly to the house to pack her box, leaving her employer once again face to face with the Servant Problem.

"He just kinda staggered up to me and said "Boss, I don't worry a bit about dat.

Does the king stagger out blindly, madly, shaking them from him?

He staggered a little, mentally; then, with a prodigious effort, controlled himselfand watched.

" Without replying, Euphrasie nervously staggered to her feet, and with the greatest trouble dragged her chair towards the table.