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Meanings of first shock in English

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Usage of first shock in English
1
She had read the opening phrase; she had received the first shock.
The Roll-Call
2
The 126th brigade were detailed to deliver the first shock of assault.
The Seventh Manchesters: July 1916 to March 1919
3
The sound of the first shock had brought all hands on deck.
The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
4
The first thrill of terror, the first shock of surprise, were over.
Henry Dunbar: A Novel
5
Frodo had felt himself trembling as the first shock of fear passed.
The two towers
6
After the first shock of it Molly Brandeis found excuses for him.
Fanny Herself
7
Now that the first shock had worn off, Sean smiled a welcome.
King Rat
8
But gradually the first shock passed and full realization rushed over him.
The Shadow of the East
9
Reeling under the first shock of his discoveries he was now sorry.
Merton of the Movies
10
It will just be the first shock-therewill be no after effects.
Purple Springs
11
The first shock of the Boers, then, must fall upon 4000 men.
The Great Boer War
12
As it was, however, after the first shock it gave her courage.
A Sweet Girl Graduate
13
You would suppose that the first shock would have prostrated both ranks.
The Scalp Hunters
14
The Royalists, recovered from the first shock, were now pressing their adversaries.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
15
A sense of sadness and remorse succeeded his first shock of disappointment.
A Sappho of Green Springs
16
The first shock of surprise over, Darnell turned resolutely to his mince.
The House of Souls
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United Kingdom
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