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Meanings of defenceless condition in English

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Usage of defenceless condition in English
1
The defenceless condition of the country was explained and assistance earnestly implored.
Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
2
For one week the North shuddered, knowing the defenceless condition of Washington.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 / A Magazine...
3
In such a defenceless condition, the Union must turn to the militia of the various States.
The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
4
Even the barbarous banditti were let loose to prey on them in their present defenceless condition.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part F. / From...
5
At the same time he was but too well informed of the defenceless condition of the enemy.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
6
At the end of the chapter he touches upon the objection as to man's helpless and defenceless condition.
Darwin and Modern Science
7
He travelled, often alone, wholly unarmed, among wild, savage Indians, his peaceable disposition and defenceless condition being respected.
Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 / A Political History of...
8
For know, Prime Minister of all the Spains, that I have reflected much on the defenceless condition of our sex.
Letters of Two Brides
9
Never by word or deed have you attempted to take advantage of my defenceless condition to insult or torture me.
The Gods of Mars
10
Such was the message which reached the escort, and in their defenceless condition there was nothing for it but to comply.
The Great Boer War
11
The reader will see that the Peak and Reef would be in a very defenceless condition, were it not for the schooner.
The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific
12
The defenceless condition of that city was known to the British General, whose object was to take it by 'coup de main'.
The Life of Francis Marion
13
They spoke the language of peace to the natives, and they proved the sincerity of their language by their continuance in a defenceless condition.
A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 / Taken from a View of the ...
14
Rodney's imagination, as is shown in his letters, was greatly impressed by the magnitude of the prize and by the defenceless condition of his capture.
The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Indepe...
15
Observing the defenceless condition of the traders, they went away, but soon returned about thirty strong, each provided with a lasso, and all on foot.
The Old Santa Fe Trail: The Story of a Great Highway
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