foretoken
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Holroyd manages to make each successive phase of Shaw's life seem significant of itself, rather than simply as a foretoken of what was to come or as raw material for the plays.
From Time Magazine Archive
The present state of mystery writing does not foretoken a renaissance.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are written in a sprightly style, are full of bright fancies as well as sound feeling and excellent sense, and foretoken plainly the author of the 'Susy' books.
From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by Prentiss, George L.
Be that as it may, certain arrangements which the Doctor presently made in his domestic affairs did not seem to foretoken an immediate change of condition.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various
Then he knew why he had been so blissfully happy that evening; it was just a foretoken of the little girl's nearness.
From The Emperor of Portugalia by Howard, Velma Swanston
