unacquainted

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Unacquainted with fear, he was at the same time unrivalled through the backwoods counties for his subtle woodcraft, his sleepless endurance, and his cunning.

From The Backwoodsmen by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

Unacquainted as he was with them, he seems to have had an instinctive perception of the treatment they required.

From France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 by Parkman, Francis

Unacquainted with the Pritchard distinction, Elsie Moss was not impressed.

From Elsie Marley, Honey by Gray, Joslyn

Unacquainted with the stream, which he believed would conduct him safely to the Missouri, he came unexpectedly into this canon, where he was wrecked, with the total loss of his furs.

From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by Frémont, John Charles

Unacquainted with the secret motives of Waldegrave and his sister, it is impossible for me to weigh the probabilities of their rectitude.

From Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Brown, Charles Brockden