All 20 Uses
allude
in
The Last of the Mohicans
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- INTRODUCTION It is believed that the scene of this tale, and most of the information necessary to understand its allusions, are rendered sufficiently obvious to the reader in the text itself, or in the accompanying notes.†
Chpt Intr.allusions = indirect references
- In point of fact, the country which is the scene of the following tale has undergone as little change, since the historical events alluded to had place, as almost any other district of equal extent within the whole limits of the United States.†
Chpt Intr.alluded = indirectly referenced
- I understand not your allusions about lines and angles; and I leave expounding to those who have been called and set apart for that holy office.†
Chpt 2allusions = indirect references
- The scout alludes to a tradition which is very popular among the tribes of the Atlantic states.†
Chpt 3alludes = makes an indirect reference
- David smiled sadly, though not without a momentary gleam of pleasure, at this allusion to his beloved vocation.†
Chpt 9 *allusion = an indirect reference
- At the allusion to the injury which Duncan affected to believe had driven the Huron from his native tribe, a gleam of such ungovernable ferocity flashed from the other's eyes, as induced the adventurous speaker to believe he had struck the proper chord.†
Chpt 10
- Whenever he alluded to any present (and the subtle Indian neglected none), the dark countenance of the flattered individual gleamed with exultation, nor did he even hesitate to assert the truth of the words, by gestures of applause and confirmation.†
Chpt 11alluded = indirectly referenced
- When he spoke of courage, their looks were firm and responsive; when he alluded to their injuries, their eyes kindled with fury; when he mentioned the taunts of the women, they dropped their heads in shame; but when he pointed out their means of vengeance, he struck a chord which never failed to thrill in the breast of an Indian.†
Chpt 11
- This time he was, however, without any accompaniment, for the sisters were just then pouring out those tender effusions of affection which have been already alluded to.†
Chpt 12
- It was now Heyward's turn to bite his lip with vexation as the other so coolly alluded to a force which the young man knew to be overrated.†
Chpt 15
- The confusion of nations, and even of tribes, to which Hawkeye alluded, existed at that period in the fullest force.†
Chpt 19
- Duncan, who understood the Mohican to allude to the fatal rifle of the scout, bent forward in earnest observation of the effect it might produce on the conquerors; but the chief was content with simply retorting: "If the Lenape are so skillful, why is one of their bravest warriors here?"†
Chpt 23allude = to make an indirect reference
- The latter allusion struck deep, and the injury rankled.†
Chpt 24allusion = an indirect reference
- In short, he so managed his allusions, that in a nation which was composed of so few families, he contrived to strike every chord that might find, in its turn, some breast in which to vibrate.†
Chpt 24allusions = indirect references
- The words of Gamut were, as has been seen, in his native tongue; and to Duncan they seem pregnant with some hidden meaning, though nothing present assisted him in discovering the object of their allusion.†
Chpt 25allusion = an indirect reference
- I have been compelled to believe he alluded to this unhappy woman.†
Chpt 25alluded = indirectly referenced
- Then Magua, as if recalled to such a recollection, by the allusion to the massacre, demanded: "Does my prisoner give trouble to my brothers?"†
Chpt 28allusion = an indirect reference
- A girl, selected for the task by her rank and qualifications, commenced by modest allusions to the qualities of the deceased warrior, embellishing her expressions with those oriental images that the Indians have probably brought with them from the extremes of the other continent, and which form of themselves a link to connect the ancient histories of the two worlds.†
Chpt 33allusions = indirect references
- Then, they who succeeded, changing their tones to a milder and still more tender strain, alluded, with the delicacy and sensitiveness of women, to the stranger maiden, who had left the upper earth at a time so near his own departure, as to render the will of the Great Spirit too manifest to be disregarded.†
Chpt 33alluded = indirectly referenced
- Then, with another transition in voice and subject, allusions were made to the virgin who wept in the adjacent lodge.†
Chpt 33allusions = indirect references
Definitions:
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(1)
(allude) to make an indirect referenceThe expression, no allusion can mean "not even an indirect reference"; i.e., neither a direct nor an indirect reference to something.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)