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irrupt

[ih-ruhpt] / ɪˈrʌpt /






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The vociferations of the assailants, who irrupted into the house, reached the ears of the Abbot, the Marchioness and Mademoiselle Plouernel.

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The impulse thus given, uninterruptedly propagated itself to the primitive country of the Fins, on the banks of the Ural, whence irrupted a torrent of Huns, Avars, Chasars, and divers mixtures of Asiatic races.

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It seemed as if the very bowels of the earth had shaken themselves and irrupted.

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Now, the Vedic Aryans appear in history at just the period when they are on the move southwards into India; but they are no irrupting host.

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Into these not unpleasant musings Mr. Jason Vandervelde irrupted himself, with the astounding request that she come with him now, immediately, to a hospital where a girl unknown to her prayed to see her.

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