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whereupon

adverb as in at which

adverb as in upon which

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Stittsworth sighed and gazed out the window, whereupon he noticed a male goat mounting a female goat with extreme vigor.

A boy kills a poacher, whereupon his father and grandfather argues about what to do.

Gaedel walked on four pitches, whereupon he was replaced by a pinch runner.

Whereupon I would have lost the single best witness to five or six of the most crucial years in Yates's career.

Whereupon every woman between the shining seas gagged in unison: Achhhhh.

The latter trod on the toes of the former, whereupon the former threatened to "kick out of the cabin" the latter.

He was silent then, but his face took on a cold, hard expression, whereupon he laughed again.

I said I thought he remarked something about having visited there, whereupon Orlean said: 'He ought to have married her.'

Whereupon Mr. Pitt, springing up, desired to know when they were made slaves.

The action of the springs now serves to close the valves V, V1, and to open out the motor M, whereupon the process is repeated.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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