All 19 Uses of
scorn
in
The Light of Western Stars
- There was a revival of pride that made her feel that she ought to scorn to think at all about such a man.†
Chpt 2 *
- My aristocratic and wealthy family would scorn—†
Chpt 3
- Madeline detected a hint that suggested scorn in his gay speech.†
Chpt 3
- …made up of Stewart's effrontery to her; of Florence Kingsley meeting her, frankly as it were, as an equal; of the elder sister's slow, quiet, easy acceptance of this visitor who had been honored at the courts of royalty; of that faint hint of scorn in Alfred's voice, and his amused statement in regard to her picture and the name Majesty—something made up of all these stung Madeline Hammond's pride, alienated her for an instant, and then stimulated her intelligence, excited her…†
Chpt 3
- "You call yourself a sheriff!" exclaimed Stewart, scornfully.†
Chpt 10
- There seemed to be something of passionate scorn in him that he had not been able to avenge her as well as free her.†
Chpt 11
- In one sense the expected guests were hostile, inasmuch as they were scornful and curious about the West that had claimed her.†
Chpt 12
- An' Link—wal, he's just amazin' scornful.†
Chpt 13
- And not a scornful word was hurled after Nick, which fact proved the nature of his victory.†
Chpt 13
- Stillwell stood scornfully by, and the boys addressed remarks to Nels.†
Chpt 13
- She got as far, however, as to think scornfully how Helen and Dorothy would welcome and meet a flirtation with this cowboy and then go back home and forget him as utterly as if he had never existed.†
Chpt 16
- In some way, through her interest in Stewart, she had come to feel for herself an inexplicable thing close to scorn.†
Chpt 20
- His reproach, without bitterness or scorn, was a lash to her old egoistic belief in her fairness.†
Chpt 21
- "Under Western stars," she mused, thinking a little scornfully of the romantic destiny they had blazed for her idle sentiment.†
Chpt 22
- She fought her bitterness, scorned her intelligence, hated her pride, and, weakening, gave up more and more to a yearning, hopeless hope.†
Chpt 23
- In crossing the border had Stewart any other motive than the one he had implied to Madeline in his mocking smile and scornful words, "You might have saved me a hell of a lot of trouble!"†
Chpt 24
- But as no shots came a rugged dignity left him for a reckless scorn manifest in the way he strolled, across to the corner of the house, rolled yet another cigarette, and, presenting a broad breast to the window, smoked and waited.†
Chpt 25
- Stewart's face was scornful, hard.†
Chpt 25
- The next instant he was striding forward, to force by bold and scornful presence a speedy fulfilment of his sentence.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough