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Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken rood-screen.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 3, SLICE 4VARIOUSIt seems very strange that I shall actually know Liszt at last, after hearing of him so many years.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYPoor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUMThe strains of the syren at last woke her uncle, and brought back Miss Hood, who suggested that it was late.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSDick was at the wharf, one day last week, when one of the up river boats arrived.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSAt last there appeared some probability of their accomplishing this, after a most curious and truly Mexican fashion.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSIn the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONThe last-named building remained in the possession of the Unitarians until 1861, when it was sold to the Roman Catholics.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELLLast night I saw Jean Baptiste lying prone upon the floor, and knew that she had beaten him down to it, and he had not resisted.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXFortunately, the last crash had been passed without dislocating the parts of either sledge or rider.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEWORDS RELATED TO LAST STRAW
- abundant
- acceptable
- adequate
- all right already
- ample
- bellyful
- bounteous
- bountiful
- comfortable
- competent
- complete
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- decent
- enough already
- fed up
- full
- had it
- last straw
- lavish
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- replete
- satisfactory
- satisfying
- sick and tired of
- sufficient
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- suitable
- unlimited
- up to here
- accident
- adversity
- affliction
- bad luck
- bad omen
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- blunder
- calamity
- casualty
- catastrophe
- collapse
- curse
- defeat
- destroyer
- difficulty
- disgrace
- doom
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- error
- failure
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- last straw
- misadventure
- miscalculation
- mischance
- mishap
- misstep
- omission
- overthrow
- overturn
- reversal
- reverse
- ruin
- ruination
- shame
- slip
- smash
- stumble
- subversion
- trial
- trip
- trouble
- visitation
- weakness
- wreck
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.