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Meanings of terrible convulsion in inglês

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Usage of terrible convulsion in inglês
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But again it scattered some of them in its terrible convulsion.
Twilight in Italy
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What a terrible convulsion of nature was that which followed in the landlady's face!
An Inland Voyage
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And when the terrible convulsion was over, and the
Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel
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Around us the whole scene had one main striking feature, which was that of terrible convulsion.
The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and...
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Some terrible convulsion must have shaken the huge mass to its centre, to have made such a rift.
Mercy Philbrick's Choice
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Choke up that aperture, and what a terrible convulsion would ensue, as the accumulated steam burst its prison walls!
John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) / Southern Californ...
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As we drew out to sea in the small steamship, Mont Pelee was in the throes of a terrible convulsion.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
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When English and German ideas passed thus over our heads there ensued disgust and mournful silence, followed by a terrible convulsion.
The Confession of a Child of the Century
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If they were to be destroyed, it would necessarily be in a few seconds from the first thrill of the terrible convulsion.
Elsie Venner
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When English and German ideas had passed thus over our heads there ensued disgust and mournful silence, followed by a terrible convulsion.
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 1
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Though now so soft, so lovely, and so tranquil, the Lago d'Agnano owes its existence to some terrible convulsion of the elements.
The Diary of an Ennuyée
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Then down he went frothing in such a terrible convulsion that Beany bolted into the Colonel's car, frightened out of his wits.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
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That Atlantis perished in a terrible convulsion of nature, in which the whole island sunk into the ocean, with nearly all its inhabitants.
Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
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He fell for five-and-thirty feet, and then, after a sudden jerk, and a terrible convulsion of the limbs, swung lifeless against the wall.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction
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It looked as if death had come suddenly to him during some terrible convulsion, but after a moment Nathaniel saw that he was breathing.
The Courage of Captain Plum
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I saw the old man throw up his arms, a terrible convulsion passed over his grim face, and he fell back in his chair.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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