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  • 21Vergor, Duchambon de —    In command of Fort Beauséjour, 1745. A confederate of the intendant Bigot; used his opportunities to plunder both the people and the government. Betrayed by Thomas Pichon and compelled to surrender the fort to Monckton. Returned to Quebec and… …

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  • 22The Carriage — (1836) (or The Coach in some translations) is a short story by Nikolai Gogol, one of his shortest works.Plot summaryThe story opens in the town of B., where things used to be drab, depressing and boring until a cavalry regiment moved into the… …

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  • 23aroused — adj. excited, stirred into action; sexually stimulated; awakened, roused from sleep a·rouse || É™ raÊŠz v. excite, stimulate; prod, urge …

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  • 24un|wak|ened — «uhn WAY kuhnd», adjective. not wakened; not roused from sleep: »Figurative. unwakened passion …

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  • 25Dream — For other uses, see Dream (disambiguation). The Knight s Dream , 1655, by Antonio de Pereda Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep …

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  • 26rouse — [rauz] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old French ruser; RUSH1] 1.) formal to wake someone who is sleeping deeply ▪ His banging roused the neighbours. rouse sb from sleep/dreams etc ▪ A persistent ringing roused Christina from a… …

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  • 27Rouse — Rouse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roused} (rouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rousing}.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre[ o]san to fall, rush. Cf. {Rush}, v.] 1. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a …

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  • 28Rousing — Rouse Rouse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roused} (rouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rousing}.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre[ o]san to fall, rush. Cf. {Rush}, v.] 1. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to… …

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  • 29St. Basil the Great —     St. Basil the Great     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Basil the Great     Bishop of Caesarea, and one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church. Born probably 329; died 1 January, 379. He ranks after Athanasius as a defender of the… …

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  • 30rouse — I. verb (roused; rousing) Etymology: Middle English, to shake the feathers Date: 1531 transitive verb 1. archaic to cause to break from cover 2. a. to stir up ; excite < was …

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