129 collocations for ponder

For a very great time, I pondered this matter; but, finally, with a certain sense of the futility of my puzzlings, I let my thoughts wander to other things.

He had a reflective look, as if pondering many things.

After pondering a moment, and feeling persuaded that a confession of ignorance might undo him; for the old man had got to be influenced by the atmosphere of the place; he answered coolly "Oh!

Blossy pretended to be relieved, protesting that she was delighted to find that she would now have an extra hour in which to ponder the question.

When she sat down to the needle-work in which she was helping Mrs. Vicar, it was not to be supposed that she should not ponder these words,for some time very vaguely, not perceiving the meaning of them; and then with a start she woke up to perceive that there must be something meant, some one,even some one she knew.

The Senate of the United States directs its Committee of Agriculture to ponder well the coolie problem, for men hesitate to have women put their shoulder to the wheel.

In his three noble sonnets, "The Emperor's Progress," Mr. Swinburne shows that he has pondered the subject deeply: if ever he should give us a Tragedy of Nero, we may be sure that one more deathless contribution would be added to our dramatic literature.

"Hamilton," said Mrs. Kinzer, after pondering a little over her letter when it came, "Dabney seems to be well satisfied.

Mr. Clarkson pondered a long time.

These he heeded not, but pondered On the volume in his hand, A volume of Saint Augustine; Wherein he read of the unseen Splendors of God's great town In the unknown land,

Kit, however, was not smoking, but drowsily pondered the life he had led for the last three years.

Meanwhile the hawk had disappeared with his fish, and I was left to ponder the mystery.

After Georgia left me, I reopened the book, and pondered its revelations, many of them new to us both; and most of them I marked for later investigation.

Let us both, my dear, ponder well this thought: look into ourselves, and fear.

Such, then, was the Dowager Duchess of Markheim, as she sat gazing thoughtfully from her window, pondering the situation.

VIII Aleksei sat alone in his room, pondering events, when he was startled by a telegram from his wife"I am dying.

I hope that it may do the same in the clerical world; and I earnestly beg those clergymen who heard me with so much patience and courtesy at Sion College, to ponder well Mr. Mivart's last chapter, on "Theology and Evolution.

" Louise pondered this speech, which did not deceive her.

Some of them are dangerous because of practise, some because of opinion, but mind them not; mind the path before thee, look right before thee, turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, but let thine eyes look right on, even right before thee; "Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established."

As she pondered an appropriate course of action, she heard a rustling sound outside.

" Mr. Stobell pondered this remark for the rest of the way home.

It's odd," she sat down near the fireplace with a great air of pondering the strange phenomenon.

Now, let any one contrast the state of society in Maine, Vermont, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan with that of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, and candidly ponder the result.

Let social reformers ponder this truth:

Nicholas pondered the strange saying, and slowly shook his head.

129 collocations for  ponder