All 15 Uses
ensue
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The Swiss Family Robinson
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- All to no purpose as far as the poor mother ape was concerned, and a laughable scene ensued, for no sooner did the young monkey catch sight of him than at one bound it was on his shoulders, and, holding fast by his thick curly hair, it firmly kept its seat in spite of all he could do to dislodge it.†
Chpt 2ensued = followed
- Great chasing, fluttering and cackling ensued; but with no success whatever, until my wife recalled her panting sons, and, scattering some handfuls of grain within the open tent, soon decoyed the fowls and pigeons into the enclosure; where, when the curtain was dropped, they were easily caught, tied together, and placed on the cow.†
Chpt 3
- A good deal of joking on the subject ensued, but was interrupted by Ernest, who drew our attention to fruit resembling apples on the surrounding bushes, and on the grass beneath them.†
Chpt 6
- An amusing contest ensued; the dogs again and again drove off the intruders, and they, as often, returned reinforced by others who swarmed to the spot.†
Chpt 7 *
- They seemed astonished at finding this uninhabitable, and an immense deal of noisy humming ensued.†
Chpt 8
- A second trial with pistols ensued, in which Fritz again came off victor.†
Chpt 9
- A pause ensued, and then I started a running match.†
Chpt 9
- We armed ourselves with strong clubs and cudgels, and holding the dogs in leash, made our way silently behind the thickets, till, ourselves unseen, we could command a view of all that went on; and strange indeed was the scene which ensued!†
Chpt 10
- At that moment Knips slyly came behind me, and snatching up one half, began to munch it with the liveliest satisfaction, an example which the boys were so eager to follow that a general scramble ensued, and I had some trouble in securing a couple of the apples for myself and their mother.†
Chpt 12
- A fruitless struggle ensued, and then at length seeming to accommodate himself to circumstances, he set off at a sharp trot, his guards making the air re-echo with their merry shouts.†
Chpt 13
- Then indeed ensued a happy meeting, and we gave thanks together for the mercy which had spared our lives.†
Chpt 15
- My shot also wounded the lioness, but not mortally, and the most terrific combat ensued.†
Chpt 16
- Fritz, though much disconcerted by the discovery of the secret, recovered his self-possession; and, after bearing with perfect equanimity the jokes with which his brothers assailed him, joined in three cheers for their new sister, and when the confusion and laughter which ensued had subsided, continued his story.†
Chpt 17
- A week after she had left Calcutta, a storm arose and drove the vessel far out of her course; more bad weather ensued; and at length, leaks having been sprung in all directions, the crew were obliged to take to the boats.†
Chpt 17
- No sooner did we come near than the dogs leaped ashore, and before we could follow, rushed round to the other side of the great beast; snarling, growling and howling ensued, and when we reached the spot we found a terrific combat going on.†
Chpt 17
Definitions:
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(1)
(ensue) to happen after or as a result
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)