The Last of the Mohicans — Vocabulary
James Fenimore Cooper
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...looking about him with an air of lofty composure, though the anguish that quivered in his faded countenance was far too powerful to be concealed,88 more

A low exclamation of applause passed among the warriors who exchanged looks with each other like men that first began to perceive their error.38 more

Then, permitting his looks to wander over the silent throng that crowded around the elevated seat of Tamenund, he first perceived Hawkeye in his bonds.38 more

A strain of melancholy, however, blended with his triumph, rendering his voice, as usual, soft and musical.48 more

and trust to cunning for want of speed.50 more

Then recollecting the importance of securing the fugitive, he dashed aside the surrounding bushes, and pressed eagerly forward to lend his aid in the chase.†30 more

The first close was solemn, and intended to convey the idea of veneration; the second descriptive, bordering on the alarming; and the third was the well-known and terrific war-whoop, which burst from the lips of the young warrior, like a combination of all the frightful sounds of battle.†12 more

Indeed, many a maimed and feeble soldier was compelled to drag his exhausted limbs in the rear of the columns, for the want of the necessary means of conveyance in that wilderness.12 more

As Hawkeye and the Mohicans had, however, often traversed the mountains and valleys of this vast wilderness, they did not hesitate to plunge into its depth, with the freedom of men accustomed to its privations and difficulties.140 more

However much his influence among his people had been impaired by his occasional and besetting weakness, as well as by his desertion of the tribe, his courage and his fame as an orator were undeniable.140 more

Whatever he may be, or however he may be qualified for his rank, he now speaks to you and, of course, can be no enemy to dread.†140 more

* A wide frontier had been laid naked by this unexpected disaster, and more substantial evils were preceded by a thousand fanciful and imaginary dangers.†20 more

Notwithstanding the symptoms of habitual suspicion, his countenance was not only without guile, but at the moment at which he is introduced, it was charged with an expression of sturdy honesty.†23 more

I have endeavored to do both, and here I am.†27 more

The expanded chest, full formed limbs, and grave countenance of this warrior, would denote that he had reached the vigor of his days, though no symptoms of decay appeared to have yet weakened his manhood.†10 more

But they love and venerate the great white chief.†11 more

the impetuous young man ... sprang upon his enemy with naked hands.5 more

With ready skill, Hawkeye and his antagonist each grasped that uplifted arm of the other which held the dangerous knife.†5 more

Uncas pressed closer to his side, and regarded the speaker with a look of commendation, while his father expressed his satisfaction by the ordinary pithy exclamation of approbation.†6 more

He enumerated the warriors of the party; their several merits; their frequent services to the nation; their wounds, and the number of the scalps they had taken.†5 more