All 4 Uses of
ensuing
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Then the steps retreated, and the voices died away in the distance; the noise of the door, with its creaking hinges and bolts ceased, and a silence more sombre than that of solitude ensued,—the silence of death, which was all-pervasive, and struck its icy chill to the very soul of Dantes.†
Chpt 19-20
- Another motive had influenced Albert's selection of his seat,—who knew but that, thus advantageously placed, he might not in truth attract the notice of some fair Roman, and an introduction might ensue that would procure him the offer of a seat in a carriage, or a place in a princely balcony, from which he might behold the gayeties of the Carnival?†
Chpt 33-34
- A long pause ensued, which lasted until all the flowers were removed.†
Chpt 41-42 *
- No one at Villefort's doubted that a duel would ensue from it.†
Chpt 93-94
Definition:
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(ensuing) following (some event in time) -- and typically because of that event