Cloots
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Midway there burned a single taper, a point of light that dimly illumined the holy spot and revealed to Cloots, as he entered, its only other occupant.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
Yet Cloots saw now with transfixing clarity that he did not know him in the least—could never have known him.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
Cloots glared at him, astonished, unable and unwilling to believe, picturing the collapse, waiting from one tick of time to the next to see the fellow crumple on the stones.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
I presume Clarence Hervey stands at this instant, in your imagination, as the representative of all the gentlemen in England; and he, instead of Anacharsis Cloots, is now, to be sure, l'orateur du genre humain.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Edgeworth, Maria
Dat mush be mine neighbour Cloots, who live fifteen miles to the east of thish place.
From The Giraffe Hunters by Reid, Mayne
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