All 8 Uses
peril
in
The Lone Star Ranger
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- Duane had intelligence and keenness enough to see his peril—the danger threatening his character as a man, just as much as that which threatened his life.†
Chpt 6peril = danger
- Retreating to the willows was as perilous a task as had ever confronted Duane, and when he had accomplished it, right under what seemed a hundred blazing rifles, he felt that he had indeed been favored by Providence.†
Chpt 12perilous = dangerous
- Duane's keenness told him that at the very darkest and most perilous moment there was still a chance for him.†
Chpt 12 *
- The stupendous and perilous nature of it showed in the slow, wary preparation.†
Chpt 15
- Surely my life was in peril.†
Chpt 15peril = danger
- The sound of soft steps somewhere near distracted Duane's attention, reminded him of her peril, and now, what counted more with him, made clear the probability of being discovered in her room.†
Chpt 20
- Hard and perilous as his life had been, this was a new kind of adventure.†
Chpt 20perilous = dangerous
- But, considering the peril of exposing himself, he found the task beyond him.†
Chpt 23peril = danger
Definitions:
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(1)
(peril) danger
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)