Desirous has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | He is desirous of going abroad. | |
| 2. | She was desirous of her son's success. | |
| 3. | It seems they've always been petting each other in that desirous way. | |
| 4. | But what a woman says to her desirous lover ought to be written in the wind and the fast-moving water. | |
| 5. | Every superfluous garment was thrown aside, and the sun beamed forth as if desirous of gazing at the charms which were exposed to his rays. | |
| 6. | Philetas said that they who are smitten by Love, become sad; so are we sad: — that they care neither for food nor drink; nor do we: — that they cannot sleep; nor can we:— that they burn; and we feel a fire within us: — that they are always desirous of each other's company; and all we long for is that daylight may soon return. So our disorder must be Love, and we have learnt to love each other without being conscious of it. | |
| 7. | Every day she saw Daphnis drive his goats past her house, taking them to pasture in the morning, and home again at night; and being desirous of enticing him to love, she began to watch him and at last surprised him when he was alone. | |
| 8. | Desirous of remaining a maiden, Echo shunned the sight of all males, whether they were men or gods. | |
| 9. | The goats came and grazed near them, as if they also were desirous of partaking of the festival. | |
| 10. | Ravenswood fixed upon her his keen dark eyes, as if he was desirous of penetrating into her very soul. |