All 9 Uses of
tempest
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Then I felt that my vessel was a vain refuge, that trembled and shook before the tempest.†
Chpt 15-16 *
- The tempest was let loose and beating the atmosphere with its mighty wings; from time to time a flash of lightning stretched across the heavens like a fiery serpent, lighting up the clouds that rolled on in vast chaotic waves.†
Chpt 22-23
- An overhanging rock offered him a temporary shelter, and scarcely had he availed himself of it when the tempest burst forth in all its fury.†
Chpt 22-23
- Dantes ran down the rocks at the risk of being himself dashed to pieces; he listened, he groped about, but he heard and saw nothing—the cries had ceased, and the tempest continued to rage.†
Chpt 22-23
- More than that, we shall have a tempest, or I don't know what's what.'†
Chpt 29-30
- "We did better than that, sir," said the old sailor respectfully; "we put the helm up to run before the tempest; ten minutes after we struck our tops'ls and scudded under bare poles."†
Chpt 29-30
- '—'Nevertheless,' replied the jeweller, 'if by the time I have finished my supper the tempest has at all abated, I shall make another start.†
Chpt 45-46
- "All these circumstances did not strike me as painfully at the time as they have since done; in fact, all that had happened (with the exception of the story of the diamond, which certainly did wear an air of improbability), appeared natural enough, and called for neither apprehension nor mistrust; but, worn out as I was with fatigue, and fully purposing to proceed onwards directly the tempest abated, I determined to obtain a few hours' sleep.†
Chpt 45-46
- The latter, sure of quelling the tempest when the waves became too violent, allowed them to rise to a certain pitch that he might be revenged on the importunate Andrea, and besides it would afford him some recreation during the long day.†
Chpt 107-108
Definition:
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(tempest) a violent commotion or disturbance -- especially a violent storm or emotional outburst