All 3 Uses of
calamity
in
The Call of the Wild
- He did not know why, but he felt oppressed by the vague sense of impending calamity.†
Chpt 1 *
- He was oppressed with a sense of calamity happening, if it were not calamity already happened; and as he crossed the last watershed and dropped down into the valley toward camp, he proceeded with greater caution.†
Chpt 7
- He was oppressed with a sense of calamity happening, if it were not calamity already happened; and as he crossed the last watershed and dropped down into the valley toward camp, he proceeded with greater caution.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(calamity) a disastrous event; or the distress resulting from it