All 5 Uses of
interpose
in
The Pathfinder by Cooper
- The ends of these little trees were forced into the mud, outside of the canoes, the depth of the water being very trifling; and in the course of ten minutes a very effectual screen was interposed between them and the principal point of danger.†
Chpt 4 *
- "But, uncle," interposed Mabel, "no land is to be seen, except here on our own coast.†
Chpt 8
- "I daresay Jasper may have got some Canada notions about working his craft, from being so much on the other side," Pathfinder interposed; "but catching an idee, or a word, isn't treachery and bad faith.†
Chpt 13
- "Well, well," he interposed, "to my mind there is no great difference 'atween an Englishman and a Frenchman, after all.†
Chpt 27
- He wondered a little at his own sensations, and had his doubts whether they were so manly and heroic as they ought to be; but he was far too sensible of the influence of truth, humility, religious submission, and human dependency, to think of interposing with any of his crude objections.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(interpose) to insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others