All 9 Uses
commotion
in
Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson
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- Could we slip away to sanctuary in the commotion?†
p. 119.8 *commotion = noisy disturbance
- I hurried from the egg seller to see the cause of the commotion.†
p. 124.9
- There were more shouts behind me, and people turning to stare at the cause of the commotion.†
p. 136.1
- I heard the commotion, saw the girl fleeing, and observed the destruction myself.†
p. 144.7
- The horses pulling carts and carriages whinnied nervously, bobbing their heads up and down and rolling their eyes in fear of the commotion and noise.†
p. 172.7
- What with the commotion and all.†
p. 175.5
- The third stretched out his neck and watched the commotion with wet, solemn eyes.†
p. 207.1
- There came no sound from overhead, no commotion out on the street.†
p. 284.1
- I was counting on the commotion of the Queen's ball to distract folks.†
p. 291.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(commotion) a disturbance -- typically noisy
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)