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Meanings of unexpected apparition in English

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Usage of unexpected apparition in English
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Markham's self-satisfied face drew back in alarm and embarrassment at the unexpected apparition.
The Crusade of the Excelsior
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The British were surprised but not shaken by this unexpected apparition.
The Great Boer War
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For a moment John Vaughan was held in a spell by the unexpected apparition.
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
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At the unexpected apparition, no one dared even to breathe.
The Adventures of Pinocchio
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My unexpected apparition had somewhat frightened the horse, who had shied with some violence.
Led Astray and The Sphinx / Two Novellas In One Volume
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Great was the debate which followed this unexpected apparition.
Pages from a Journal with Other Papers
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Even at this unexpected apparition the Collector lost possession of no part of his courage.
Stolen Treasure
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The glass was no sooner raised to my eye than I started at the unexpected apparition.
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
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The Abbe went to the door, opened it, and recoiled as if before an unexpected apparition.
L'Abbe Constantin — Volume 3
10
When the flames were at their height, the tumult was suddenly suspended by an unexpected apparition.
Strange Pages from Family Papers
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The unexpected apparition of Mary Leithe had provided just that vividness and particularity that were wanting.
David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales
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Allen demanded, completely bewildered by the unexpected apparition.
The Lever: A Novel
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I should certainly have passed a tedious evening, if an unexpected apparition had not revived me.
Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life
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Even the pirates swiveled their turbaned heads on scrawny necks to stare at this unexpected apparition.
Provenance
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The unexpected apparition of a tiger just escaped from his cage would not have terrified her so.
A Hungarian Nabob
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Thus constitutionally averse to cats in general, the unexpected apparition of this one in particular utterly confounded me.
Typee: A Romance of the South Seas
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