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Definition of Startlement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Startlement
Literary usage of Startlement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Viagens ethnographicas sul americanas: Argentina by Charmian London, Online Archive of California, Simoens da Silva (1921)
"I would feel no startlement did he emerge, reining the Outlaw from the shadows
of the trees, laughing from under the cowboy hat. He had been radiant in his ..."
2. Free Soil by Margaret Lynn (1920)
"John rose. '' What's the news ?'' There was a moment's pause before they answered.
"Jones is shot." The startlement of the group was sharp and intense. ..."
3. The Book of Jack London by Charmian London (1921)
"I would feel no startlement did he emerge, reining the Outlaw from the shadows
of the trees, laughing from under the cowboy hat. He had been radiant in his ..."
4. Our Hawaii by Charmian London (1917)
"... coming down spiritually somewhat beneath floor-level when he realized the
cause of startlement. "I can't help it!" he said, flushed and laughing. ..."
5. Our Hawaii by Charmian London (1917)
"... coming down spiritually somewhat beneath floor-level when he realized the
cause of startlement. "I can't help it!" he said, flushed and laughing. ..."
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