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silence

/ˈsaɪlən(t)s/ interjection C2
  1. Be silent. · Silence! Enough of your insolence!
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He stood beside me in silence, his candle in his hand.
The Valley of Fear, p. 78 · C1
This second departure was followed by a long and fearful state of terrified silence on the part of those who were left behind.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 33 · C1
“A pretty silence truly!” said the old father of the bridegroom, as he carried to his lips a glass of wine of the hue and brightness of the topaz, and which had just been placed before Mercédès herself.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 25 · C1
It would not be very loud, and yet in the silence of the night it should have easily penetrated to Mrs.
The Valley of Fear, p. 68 · C1

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