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whereupon

adverb as in at which

adverb as in upon which

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Whereupon the current lord of Ashton Place jumped up to help his wobbly, not-really-dead father back to a comfortable chair.

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The Babushkawoos fussed and complained, and Boris went so far as yelling, “Art is dumb,” whereupon Penelope gave him a look that could have thawed Siberia.

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Whereupon Alexander mimed the death of the very last dodo, and a tragic, squawking death it was.

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With a skeptical snort, Lady Constance squeezed her eyes shut, whereupon she brightened immediately.

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Whereupon all three children collapsed to the ground, laughing uproariously at their own joke.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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