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wonder

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won·der  (wndr)
n.
1.
a. One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel: "The decision of one age or country is a wonder to another" (John Stuart Mill).
b. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or marvelous: gazed with wonder at the northern lights.
2. An event inexplicable by the laws of nature; a miracle.
3. A feeling of puzzlement or doubt.
4. often Wonder A monumental human creation regarded with awe, especially one of seven monuments of the ancient world that appeared on various lists of late antiquity.
v. won·dered, won·der·ing, won·ders
v.intr.
1.
a. To have a feeling of awe or admiration; marvel: "She wondered at all the things civilization can teach a woman to endure" (Frances Newman).
b. To have a feeling of surprise.
2. To be filled with curiosity or doubt.
v.tr.
To feel curiosity or be in doubt about: wondered what happened.
adj.
1.
a. Arousing awe or admiration.
b. Wonderful.
2. Far superior to anything formerly recognized or foreseen.
Idiom:
for a wonder
As a cause for surprise; surprisingly.

[Middle English, from Old English wundor.]

wonder·er n.
Synonyms: wonder, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation
These nouns denote one that evokes amazement or admiration: saw the wonders of Paris; a marvel of modern technology; a miracle of culinary art; a phenomenon of medical science; a musical prodigy; the theatrical sensation of the season.

wonder [ˈwʌndə]
n
1. the feeling excited by something strange; a mixture of surprise, curiosity, and sometimes awe
2. something that causes such a feeling, such as a miracle
3. (Historical Terms) See Seven Wonders of the World
4. (modifier) exciting wonder by virtue of spectacular results achieved, feats performed, etc. a wonder drug a wonder horse
do or work wonders to achieve spectacularly fine results
for a wonder surprisingly or amazingly
nine days' wonder a subject that arouses general surprise or public interest for a short time
no wonder (sentence connector) (I am) not surprised at all (that) no wonder he couldn't come
small wonder (sentence connector) (I am) hardly surprised (that) small wonder he couldn't make it tonight
vb (when tr, may take a clause as object)
1. (when intr, often foll by about) to indulge in speculative inquiry, often accompanied by an element of doubt (concerning something) I wondered about what she said I wonder what happened
2. (when intr, often foll by at) to be amazed (at something) I wonder at your impudence
[Old English wundor; related to Old Saxon wundar, Old Norse undr, German Wunder]
wonderer  n
wonderless  adj

Wonder [ˈwʌndə]
n
(Biographies / Wonder, Stevie (1950 M, US, MUSIC: popular singer, MUSIC: songwriter, MUSIC: multi-instrumentalist) Stevie. real name Steveland Judkins Morris. born 1950, US Motown singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His recordings include Up-Tight (1966), ``Superstition'' (1972),
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wonderwonder - the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
amazement, astonishment - the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
awe - an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
2.wonderwonder - something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
3.wonderwonder - a state in which you want to learn more about something
cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes
desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge - curiosity that motivates investigation and study
interest, involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
curiousness, inquisitiveness - a state of active curiosity
Verb1.wonder - have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
query, question - pose a question
request - inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"
2.wonder - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
scruple - have doubts about
3.wonder - be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

wonder
verb
1. think, question, doubt, puzzle, speculate, query, ponder, inquire, ask yourself, meditate, be curious, conjecture, be inquisitive I wonder what he's up to. We were wondering where you were.
2. be amazed, stare, marvel, be astonished, gape, boggle, be awed, be flabbergasted (informal), gawk, be dumbstruck, stand amazed I wondered at the arrogance of the man.
noun
1. amazement, surprise, curiosity, admiration, awe, fascination, astonishment, bewilderment, wonderment, stupefaction `How did you know that?' Bobby exclaimed in wonder.
2. phenomenon, sight, miracle, spectacle, curiosity, marvel, prodigy, rarity, portent, wonderment, nonpareil a lecture on the wonders of nature

Seven wonders of the ancient world

Colossus of Rhodes, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Pharos of Alexandria, Phidias' statue of Zeus at Olympia, Pyramids of Egypt, temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Translations
wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ]
A. N
1. (= feeling) → asombro m
in wonderasombrado, maravillado
to be lost in wonderquedar maravillado
2. (= object of wonder) → maravilla f; (= cause of wonder) → milagro m
the wonders of sciencelas maravillas de la ciencia
the Seven Wonders of the Worldlas Siete Maravillas del Mundo
the wonder of it was thatlo(más)asombroso fue que ...
a nine-day wonderun prodigio que deja pronto de serlo
it's a wonder thates un milagro que ...
wonders will never cease!¡todavía hay milagros!
to do wondersobrar milagros
it did wonders for her healthobró milagros en su salud
it's little or no or small wonder that he leftno es de extrañarse que se haya marchado
no wonder!¡no me extraña!
he promised wondersprometió el oro y el moro
to work wondersobrar milagros
B. VTpreguntarse
if you're wondering how to do itsi te estás preguntando cómo hacerlo
I was just wondering if you knewme preguntaba si tu sabrías ...
I wonder what he'll do nowme pregunto qué hará ahora
I wonder where Caroline is¿dónde estará Caroline?, ¿me pregunto dónde estará Caroline?
I wonder whether the milkman's beena ver si el lechero ha venido
she wondered whether to go onno sabía si seguir adelante
I wonder why she said that¿por qué diría eso?, me pregunto por qué dijo eso
C. VI
1. (= ask o.s., speculate) → preguntarse, pensar
"does she know about it?" - "I wonder"-¿se habrá enterado ella? -eso mismo me pregunto yo
I wondered about that for a long timele di muchas vueltas a eso
I was wondering if you could helpte agradecería que me ayudaras
I often wonderme lo pregunto a menudo
it set me wonderingme hizo pensar
2. (= be surprised) → asombrarse, maravillarse
to wonder at sthasombrarse de algo, maravillarse de algo
that's hardly to be wondered ateso no tiene nada de extraño, no hay que asombrarse de eso
can you wonder?natural, ¿no?
I shouldn't wonder!¡sería lógico!
I shouldn't wonder ifno me sorprendería que + subjun
she's married by now, I shouldn't wonderse habrá casado ya como sería lógico, cabe presumir que está casada ya
D. CPD wonder boy Njoven m prodigio
wonder drug Nremedio m milagroso

wonder [ˈwʌndər]
n
(= amazing person or thing) → merveille f
the wonders of sth → les merveilles de qch
the wonders of modern technology → les merveilles de la technologie moderne
the seven wonders of the world → les sept merveilles du monde
the eighth wonder of the world → la huitième merveille du monde
to work wonders, to do wonders → faire merveille
(= feeling of surprise and admiration) → émerveillement m
(= surprising thing) it's a wonder that → c'est à se demander par quel miracle
It's a wonder that he wasn't seriously hurt → C'est à se demander par quel miracle il n'a pas été sérieusement blessé.
it's no wonder that → ce n'est pas étonnant que + subj
no wonder that → pas étonnant que
small wonder that ... → rien d'étonnant à ce que + subj ...
Small wonder that they feel betrayed → Rien d'étonnant à ce qu'ils se sentent trahis.
modif [goal] → d'anthologie wonder boy, wonder drug, wonder girl
vi
(= be amazed) → s'émerveiller
to wonder at sth (in surprise)s'étonner de qch; (in admiration)s'émerveiller de qch
(= speculate) → réfléchir
to make sb wonder → faire réfléchir qn
to wonder about sth → se poser des questions sur qch
vt
(= ask oneself) → se demander
to wonder why → se demander pourquoi
I wonder why she said that → Je me demande pourquoi elle a dit ça.
to wonder what → se demander ce que
I wonder what that means → Je me demande ce que ça veut dire.
I wondered what that noise was → Je me suis demandé ce qu'était ce bruit.
to wonder where → se demander
I wonder where Caroline is → Je me demandeest Caroline.
to wonder whether → se demander si
to wonder if → se demander si
I wonder if you could help me (= please could you) → peut-être pourriez-vous m'aider
wonder boy nenfant m prodige
the wonder boy of → l'enfant prodige du
wonder drug nremède m miracle

wonder
n
(= feeling)Staunen nt, → Verwunderung f; in wondervoller Staunen; the birth of a baby never loses its wondereine Geburt bleibt immer etwas Wunderbares; it fills one with a sense of wonderes erfüllt einen mit Erstaunen; he has never lost that almost childlike sense of wonderer hat nie dieses kindliche Staunen verlernt
(= object or cause of wonder)Wunder nt; the wonder of electricitydas Wunder der Elektrizität; the seven wonders of the worlddie sieben Weltwunder; the wonder of it was that …das Erstaunliche or Verblüffende daran war, dass …; it is a wonder that …es ist ein Wunder, dass …; it is no or little or small wonder(es ist) kein Wunder, es ist nicht zu verwundern; no wonder (he refused)!kein Wunder(, dass er abgelehnt hat)!; to do or work wonderswahre Wunder vollbringen, Wunder wirken; wonders will never cease!es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder! ? nine
vt I wonder what he’ll do nowich bin gespannt, was er jetzt tun wird (inf); I wonder why he did itich möchte (zu gern) wissen or ich wüsste (zu) gern, warum er das getan hat; I wonder why! (iro)ich frag mich warum?; I was wondering if you’d like to come toomöchten Sie nicht vielleicht auch kommen?; I was wondering when you’d realize thatich habe mich (schon) gefragt, wann du das merkst; I was wondering if you could …könnten Sie nicht vielleicht …
vi
(= ask oneself, speculate) it set me wondering or made me wonderes gab mir zu denken; why do you ask? — oh, I was just wonderingwarum fragst du? — ach, nur so; what will happen next, I wonder?ich frage mich or ich bin gespannt, was als Nächstes kommt; what’s going to happen next? — I wonder!was kommt als Nächstes? — das frage ich mich auch!; I was wondering about thatich habe mir darüber schon Gedanken gemacht, ich habe mich das auch schon gefragt; I’ve been wondering about himich habe mir auch schon über ihn Gedanken gemacht; I’ve been wondering about him as a possibilityich hatte ihn auch schon als eine Möglichkeit ins Auge gefasst; I expect that will be the end of the matter — I wonder!ich denke, damit ist die Angelegenheit erledigt — da habe ich meine Zweifel or da bin ich gespannt; I’m wondering about going to the partyich habe daran gedacht, vielleicht auf die Party zu gehen; John, I’ve been wondering, is there really any point?John, ich frage mich, ob es wirklich (einen) Zweck hat; could you possibly help me, I wonderkönnten Sie mir vielleicht helfen
(= be surprised)sich wundern; I wonder (that) he didn’t tell mees wundert mich, dass er es mir nicht gesagt hat; to wonder at somethingsich über etw (acc)wundern, über etw (acc)erstaunt sein; that’s hardly to be wondered atdas ist kaum verwunderlich; she’ll be married by now, I shouldn’t wonderes würde mich nicht wundern, wenn sie inzwischen verheiratet wäre

wonder in cpdsWunder-;
wonder boy
nWunderknabe m
wonder drug
nWunderheilmittel nt

wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ]
1. n
a. (feeling) → meraviglia, stupore m
in wonder → con stupore
lost in wonder → stupefatto/a
b. (object or cause of wonder) → miracolo, portento
the wonders of science → i miracoli della scienza
the Seven Wonders of the World → le sette meraviglie del mondo
it is no or little or small wonder that he left → c'è poco or non c'è da meravigliarsi che sia partito
the wonder of it was that ... → la cosa incredibile or sorprendente era che...
to do or work wonders → fare miracoli
no wonder! → non mi meraviglio!
no wonder he got upset → non mi stupisce che si sia arrabbiato
2. vtchiedersi, domandarsi
I wonder whether or if ... → mi chiedo se...
I was wondering if you could give me a lift → mi chiedevo se potessi darmi un passaggio
I wonder where/how/when → mi chiedo dove/come/quando
3. vi
a. (ask o.s., speculate) to wonder aboutpensare di
I was wondering about going out for dinner → pensavo di andare fuori a cena, magari
does she know about it? - I wonder → lo sa? - è quello che mi chiedo anch'io
b. (be surprised) → stupirsi, meravigliarsi
to wonder at sth → stupirsi di qc

wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ]
1. n
a. (feeling) → meraviglia, stupore m
in wonder → con stupore
lost in wonder → stupefatto/a
b. (object or cause of wonder) → miracolo, portento
the wonders of science → i miracoli della scienza
the Seven Wonders of the World → le sette meraviglie del mondo
it is no or little or small wonder that he left → c'è poco or non c'è da meravigliarsi che sia partito
the wonder of it was that ... → la cosa incredibile or sorprendente era che...
to do or work wonders → fare miracoli
no wonder! → non mi meraviglio!
no wonder he got upset → non mi stupisce che si sia arrabbiato
2. vtchiedersi, domandarsi
I wonder whether or if ... → mi chiedo se...
I was wondering if you could give me a lift → mi chiedevo se potessi darmi un passaggio
I wonder where/how/when → mi chiedo dove/come/quando
3. vi
a. (ask o.s., speculate) to wonder aboutpensare di
I was wondering about going out for dinner → pensavo di andare fuori a cena, magari
does she know about it? - I wonder → lo sa? - è quello che mi chiedo anch'io
b. (be surprised) → stupirsi, meravigliarsi
to wonder at sth → stupirsi di qc

wonder
n wonder [ˈwandə]
1 the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary He was full of wonder at the amazing sight. verwondering دَهْشَه، تَعَجُّب учудване údiv forbløffelse; forundring die Verwunderung απορία, κατάπληξη, θαυμασμός admiración, asombro imestus تعجب؛ شگفت hämmästys émerveillement פְּלִיאָה अचरज čudo, začuđenost csodálkozás keheranan undrun, furða meraviglia 驚き 놀라움 nuostaba, nustebimas izbrīns rasa kagum verwondering (for)undring zdumienie espanto mi­rare изумление údiv, úžas začudenje čudo []undran ความพิศวง hayret, şaşkınlık 驚嘆,詫異 здивування, подив عجیب sự ngạc nhiên
2 something strange, unexpected or extraordinary the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office! wonder مُعْجِزَه чудо div vidunder; under das Wunder θαύμα maravilla, milagro ime حیرت انگیز ihme merveille פֶּלֶא अजूबा čudo csoda keajaiban undur, furðuverk meraviglia 不思議なもの 기이한 광경 stebuklas brīnums keajaiban wonder under(verk), vidunder cud maravilha minune чудо; нечто удивительное div, zázrak čudo čudo under[] สิ่งประหลาด harika, mucize 奇觀,奇景 диво عجوبہ چیز điều ngạc nhiên
3 the quality of being strange or unexpected The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago. wonder, wonderlik العَجَب، الشَّيء المُدْهِش чудо úžasnost det fantastiske das Wunder η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. αξιοπερίεργο(ς) maravilla imepärasus خارق العاده، شگفتی ihmeellisyys merveille פֶלֶא अद्भूत čudnost, neobičnost csoda keanehan furða meraviglia 不思議 경탄 nuostabumas brīnums; brīnumaina īpašība keajaiban; menakjubkan het wonderlijke under, mirakel niezwykłość maravilha revelaţie поразительность úžas nenavadnost čudo det märkvärdiga สิ่งประหลาด şaşılacak/hayret uyandıran şey 奇事 дивина عجوبہ điều gây ngạc nhiên
v
1 to be surprised Caroline is very fond of John – I shouldn't wonder if she married him. wonder يَتَعَجَّب، يَنْدَهِش учудвам се divit se blive overrasket sich wundern εκπλήσσομαι sorprenderse, extrañarse imestama شگفت زده شدن yllättyä (s')étonner לְהִתפַּלֵא अचरज करना čuditi se, iznenaditi se csodálkozik heran vera/verða hissa, undra meravigliarsi 驚く 놀라다 stebėtis, nustebti []brīnīties hairan dengan verbaasd zijn være forundret (over) dziwić się admirar-se a (se) mira удивляться diviť sa, chcieť vedieť, byť prekvapený čuditi se iznenaditi se vara (bli) förvånad รู้สึกประหลาด şaşmak, hayret etmek 感到驚訝 дивуватися تعجب کرنا ngạc nhiên
2 to feel curiosity or doubt Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money? wonder يَتَساءَل، يَشُك، يَنْدَهِش، يَتَعَجَّب чудно ми е položit si otázku undre sig neugierig sein απορώ preguntarse huvi tundma, kahtlema شک داشتن، کنجکاو بودن hämmästellä se poser des questions (sur) לִתהוֹת अचम्भा होना sumnjati, razmišljati o nečemu eltűnődik vmin ingin tahu undrast, furða sig á chiedersi 疑う 기이하게 여기다 domėtis, pasidomėti aizdomāties; padomāt rasa ingin tahu zich afvragen undres, undre seg, spekulere zastanawiać się perguntar-se a se întreba (dacă) интересоваться položiť si otázku, chcieť vedieť spraševati se zapitati se undra รู้สึกสงสัย merak etmek, düşünmek 感到好奇或疑惑 цікавитися اشتیاق کرنا nghi ngờ
3 to feel a desire to know I wonder what the news is. wonder يَرغَبُ في مَعْرِفَة чудя се být zvědav spekulere (på) sich fragen αναρωτιέμαι preguntarse teada tahtma کنجکاو بودن pohtia (se) demander לִתהוֹת कौतुक होना biti radoznao szeretné tudni ingin tahu langa til að vita chiedersi ~かしらと思う 알고 싶어하다 norėti žinoti vēlēties uzzināt; interesēties tertanya-tanya benieuwd zijn lure på, skulle gjerne vite być ciekawym gostar de saber a se întreba желать знать byť zvedavý hoteti vedeti pitati se undra รู้สึกกังขา merak etmek, bilmek, istemek 想知道 бажати знати جاننے کی خواہش کرنا tò mò
adj wonderful
arousing wonder; extraordinary, especially in excellence a wonderful opportunity; a wonderful present; She's a wonderful person. wonderlik رائِع чудесен skvělý dejlig; vidunderlig wunderbar θαυμάσιος maravilloso imeline, suurepärane خارق العاده؛ شگفت انگیز ihmeellinen merveilleux נִפלָא, מַדהִים अद्भूत divan, prekrasan csodálatos hebat undursamlegur; frábær meraviglioso すばらしい 멋진 nuostabus brīnišķīgs mengagumkan; menakjubkan geweldig vidunderlig, praktfull, fremragende cudowny maravilhoso minunat, extraordinar замечательный úžasný, skvelý čudovit predivan underbar, förunderlig ดีเยี่ยม; ยอดเยี่ยม; เลอเลิศ olağanüstü, şahane 令人驚喜的,極好的 дивний, дивовижний نہایت عمدہ tuyệt vời
adv wonderfully
wonderlik بصورةٍ رائِعَه чудесно báječně dejligt; vidunderligt wunderbar θαυμάσια maravillosamente suurepäraselt به طور شگفت انگیز ihmeellisesti merveilleusement נִפלָא अद्भूत रूप से divno, prekrasno csodálatosan secara hebat frábærlega meravigliosamente すばらしく 놀랍게, 훌륭하게 nuostabiai brīnišķīgi sangat mengagumkan geweldig praktfullt, fremragende cudownie maravilhosamente minunat замечательно úžasne, ohromne čudovito predivno underbart, förunderligt อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ olağanüstü şekilde 极妙地 дивний, дивовижний نہایت خوبی سے tuyệt vời
adv wonderingly
with great curiosity and amazement The children gazed wonderingly at the puppets. verwonderend بِتَعَجُّب чудейки се užasle med forundring verwundert με περιέργεια και δέος con admiración imestades متحیرانه ihmetellen avec étonnement בִּפלִיאָה आश्चर्यचकित रूप से začuđeno, zadivljeno csodálkozva keheranan með undrun con stupore 不思議そうに 기이한 듯한 su nuostaba brīnoties; ar izbrīnu amat kagum verwonderd med undring, undrende w zdumieniu maravilhado cu mirare изумлённо s úžasom začudeno zadivljeno undrande อย่างน่าพิศวง; อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ hayretle, ağzı bir karış açık 充滿好奇和驚奇地 здивовано تعجب کے ساتھ kinh ngạc 讶地
n wonderland [-lӕnd]
a land or place full of wonderful things. wonderland أرْض العَجائِب страна на чудесата země divů eventyrland das Wunderland χώρα των θαυμάτων país de la maravilla imedemaa سرزمین عجایب ihmemaa pays merveilleux אֶרֶץ הַפלָאוֹת परीलोक zemlja čudesa, zemlja bajki csodaország negeri ajaib undraland paese delle meraviglie 不思議の国 기이한 (동화의) 나라 stebuklų šalis brīnumzeme alam ajaib sprookjesland eventyrland kraina czarów país das maravilhas ţara minunilor страна чудес krajina zázrakov pravljična dežela zemlja čuda underland, sagoland, lyckoland แดนมหัศจรรย์; ดินแดนที่น่าพิศวง harikalar ülkesi/diyarı 充滿驚奇事物的地方 країна чудес پرستان xứ sở thần tiên
adj wondrous [ˈwandrəs]
wonderful. wonderlik عَجيب، مُدْهِش، رائِع чудесен skvělý forunderlig; vidunderlig wundersam θαυμαστός maravilloso imeline سحر آمیز، فوق العاده vaikuttava merveilleux נִפלָא अद्भूत čudesan csodálatos ajaib furðulegur, stórkostlegur meraviglioso すばらしい 놀라운 įstabus brīnumains; brīnišķīgs mengagumkan wonderbaarlijk vidunderlig, eventyrlig, forunderlig cudowny maravilhoso mi­nu­­nat дивный skvelý, úžasný čudovit prekrasan underbar, förunderlig น่าอัศจรรย์ harika 令人驚訝的 дивний, чудовий حیرت انگیز tuyệt vời
no wonder
it isn't surprising No wonder you couldn't open the door – it was locked! geen wonder لا عَجَبَ، لا غَرْوَ أن не е изненадващо není divu ikke så underligt kein Wunder είναι φυσικό να no es de extrañar pole ime بیخود نیس که؛ تعجبی ندارد ei ihme rien d'étonnant à ce que אֵין פֶּלֶא कोई आश्चर्य नहीं nije čudo nem csoda tidak mengherankan engin furða, það er ekki undarlegt (non c'è da merivigliarsi/stupirsi) 当然だ 놀랄 일이 아니다 nenuostabu nav nekāds brīnums tidak hairanlah geen wonder (det er) ikke rart, intet under nic dziwnego não admira (que) nu e de mirare că неудивительно, что niet divu nič čudnega nije ni čudo inte undra på att ไม่น่าสงสัย normal, tabiî, şaşılacak bir şey yok 難怪,不足為奇的 не дивно کچھ تعجب نہیں không có gì đáng ngạc nhiên

wonder يَتَعجب zajímat tænke fragen (sich) διερωτώμαι maravillarse ihmetellä se demander čuditi se stupirsi 怪しむ 기이하게 여기다 afvragen (zich) undre zastanowić (się) querer saber удивляться undra สงสัย merak etmek tự hỏi 想知道


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The sudden termination of Colonel Brandon's visit at the park, with his steadiness in concealing its cause, filled the mind, and raised the wonder of Mrs.
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next.
Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident.
 
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