athrill

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All athrill with excitement, Mrs. Gammit hurried through her morning’s chores, and allowed herself no 240 breakfast except half a dozen violent cups of tea “with sweetenin’.”

From The Backwoodsmen by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

John Travis said under his breath, his whole frame athrill with subtle emotion, “what makes you think she likes me?” he asked softly.

From In Wild Rose Time by Douglas, Amanda M.

The period I speak of has been athrill with intense activity, for good as well as evil.

From The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics by Macmillan, Newton

The girl’s nerves were athrill with the delightful air of mystery suggested by the surroundings.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram

And all the time I was athrill with pride and joy—suffused therewith into imbecility.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John