Both Uses of
scorn
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- The girl stopped and looked him scornfully in the face: "I'll thank you to keep yourself TO yourself, Mr. Thomas Sawyer.†
Chpt 20
- Around the throne on high not a single star quivered; but the deep intonations of the heavy thunder constantly vibrated upon the ear; whilst the terrific lightning revelled in angry mood through the cloudy chambers of heaven, seeming to scorn the power exerted over its terror by the illustrious Franklin!†
Chpt 21 *
Definition:
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(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough