vexed

• It was very wrong in me to be so vexed, as I was this morning, about the loss of a few apples. —  Ami des enfants. English
• Clumsy He was vexed, and without a moment's thought dragged his net over a hole full of weed. —  The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.
• I began to be vexed, and carefully avoided walking in the sun. —  Peter Schlemihl
• He was vexed, and said, "She was never that way afore; no, never For a time she knew her head was wrong, and was always asking our pardon--the dear, gentle old woman; then delirium set in strong, without pause. —  Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
• "I was so vexed--so irritated--that I knew not what I was saying Blind old woman, indeed!" —  Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend

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