Consider this sentence:

He was surprised by the news.

Just how surprised was he? Extremely, quite, more than a little, slightly, scarcely even, or simply not? Or was he sufficiently surprised to be astonished, or maybe flabbergasted?

Try it with these other sentences:

1 He was frightened by the film.

2 He was responsible for the defeat.

3 The car was damaged in the accident.

4 He was ashamed of what he had done.

5 He could remember what happened.

6 He was puzzled by what he had heard.

7 He was sure they would agree.

8 He was satisfied with the result.

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