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Meanings of supposed dead in English

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Usage of supposed dead in English
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Kiviung's wife was delighted to see him whom she had supposed dead.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
2
Billy was right, for as he spoke I saw the supposed dead man's eyes twinkle.
Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
3
Somehow the humility with which this was uttered touched Mr. Sutherland and roused hopes he had supposed dead.
Agatha Webb
4
I cannot believe that I shall again see my dear sister, whom I have so long supposed dead.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Vo...
5
But the body is not buried until twenty-four hours later, lest the supposed dead should awake in the grave.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series
6
Her affection for her father, long supposed dead, however, quickly revived, and she became eager to welcome him home.
The Two Shipmates
7
At all events, I am long supposed dead, and I shall not be recognised among the heaps of the bodies.
The Privateersman
8
There are two delicious descriptions given of her, one when she is asleep, and one when she is supposed dead.
Characters of Shakespeare's Plays
9
There are always insuperable difficulties with women in these matters, and the effect on the supposed dead body may be startling.
The Lifted Veil
10
He has been supposed dead by all of us for nearly ten years-eversince the time we last heard from him.'
A Laodicean : A Story of To-day
11
He turned out to be an old shipmate of Jermin's, one Viner, long supposed dead, but now resident on the island.
Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
12
I reloaded the four-ounce immediately, and the ball was just rammed home when we heard the supposed dead elephant roaring on the ground.
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
13
They prepared "a great Pile of Wood to burn us," says Wafer, meaning to avenge their fellows, whom they "had supposed dead."
On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of D...
14
We have explained the legend and worship of a supposed dead conjurer as natural to a race which believes in conjurers and worships dead men.
Custom and Myth
15
Along the way, he "read enquires about Senor Murray, supposed dead in this region." He reached La Paz in the beginning of 1912.
The lost city of z: a tale of deadly obsession in the amazon
16
He was angered and resentful toward the supposed dead Red Feather, because he allowed himself to be baffled at the beginning by a solitary boy.
The Story of Red Feather: A Tale of the American Frontier
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