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Meanings of all aback in English

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Usage of all aback in English
1
Again Edmund had thrown out an idea which took us all aback.
A Columbus of Space
2
I was taken all aback by this mass of odd-looking little notes.
The Man Without a Country, and Other Tales
3
Has that crazy gal coming here set ye all aback this way?
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
4
Those same sails were all aback now, the hull heeling slightly, without purpose.
In the King's name
5
Bolitho was all aback, just when he had believed things were getting better.
Honour This Day
6
Ike was taken all aback, but did not lose his head.
The "Dock Rats" of New York; Or, The Smuggler Band's Last Stand
7
It taken me all aback, Sir, added he, turning to me.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 / A Magazine...
8
But to return to your captain,-he ,too ,wastaken all aback.
Richard Carvel — Volume 08
9
I am all aback today.' He looked towards the town.
For my Country’s Freedom
10
He had not seen Marlow all aback before, and neither, he suspected, had Pym.
Second to None
11
No wonder Captain Keen had been all aback, he thought.
Success to the Brave
12
A pretty face, a neat ankle, and you're all aback!
Beyond the Reef
13
Your leader taken all aback, and you remain silent?'
For my Country’s Freedom
14
She thought so, however, and was taken all aback to find me quietly painting here.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
15
And when Maurice, taken all aback, made a stammering attempt to excuse himself, he continued:
The Downfall
16
When I first heard of it I was thrown up in the wind with all aback.
Beyond the City
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