Both Uses of
ominous
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- By this gloomy route, he was leading them to what he had called their "final testing place," which struck Reynie as having a particularly ominous sound.†
p. 48.9 *ominous = threatening (suggestive of, or foreshadowing bad things to come)
- The back door gave an ominous thump, then another, followed by the sound of angry curses.†
p. 282.4