Word: thundered
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...approach, arrival, and entrance, are all matters of great interest to me. The nature of his movements is very fortunate. I am awakened by the distant but slow approaching dill of his tread, so that the bursting open of the door, like the grande finale of a series of thunder claps is not as alarming as it might be; the previous rolling thunder has prepared me. Once entered, with mighty hand he seizes hold of my stove and dances it about the room, for a few minutes, I suppose,-it really seems ages,-then rattles the coal on, picks open...
...Freshman coming out of an examination in mathematics was heard to exclaim, "O dear! Thunder! ! Confound it! ! !" Then turning to his companion, be said apologetically, "It does a man good to swear sometimes...
...cloud and clash of thunder...
...terrible thunder storm occurred at Indianapolis Tuesday night. A portion of the city was inundated and a number of lives lost...
...found out. The first of these dragons was Apex, the greatest and most terrible of all, for he had the power of turning all who displeased him into ice. He dwelt in the innermost secret chamber of the castle. The second dragon was Din, whose voice was louder than thunder and deafened any mortal in his presence. This Din was so fearful a dragon that his slave Subdin usually went before him and suffered no one to approach; and he who after seeing Subdin drew near to Din was reckoned the most rash of mortals. The fourth dragon...