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Definition
a violent commotion or disturbance — especially a violent storm or emotional outburst
- The tempest rose higher and higher, and presently the sail tore loose from its fastenings and went winging away on the blast.Chapter 16 (73% in)
- By and by the tempest spent itself and died without accomplishing its object.Chapter 22 (87% in)
There are no more uses of "tempest" in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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