Thereupon
[ðeərə'pɒn] or [,ðɛrə'pɑn]
Definition
(adv.) Upon that or this; thereon.
(adv.) On account, or in consequence, of that; therefore.
(adv.) Immediately; at once; without delay.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. Upon that, upon this.[2]. Immediately, at once, without delay.
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Examples
- Thereupon the ladies cast indignant glances at Mr. Raddle. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Thereupon (1218) the great host of horsemen that Jengis Khan had consolidated and disciplined swept over the Pamirs and down into Turkestan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I reported the result to Mr. Franklin, who, thereupon, left the library, and went up to bed. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The chief Indian, who acted as interpreter, thereupon wheeled about again towards the gentlefolks. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Thereupon he marched up the stairs to the office of the paper’s owner, and asked if he would give him fifteen hundred copies on trust. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Thereupon, I had brought in all our hammers, one after another, but without avail. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Thereupon all the young ladies rose and began shaking their skirts out behind. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He thereupon passed the whole of Rosanna's proceedings under review. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Thereupon he stirred the fire, and sat down on one side of it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His face is bleeding and covered with dust, but he cannot touch it; thereupon they laugh again. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Thereupon the Spanish arose in a state of patriotic fury, surrounded a French army at Baylen, and compelled it to surrender. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Thereupon Wildeve walked away. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Thereupon she said again, and again, 'I beg your pardon, Amy,' and 'Forgive me, Amy,' almost as passionately as she had said what she regretted. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- And thereupon he started on a run for breakfast. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Thereupon Alexander decided upon a display of grief. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We thereupon went downstairs again, and were met by Mr. Godfrey and Mr. Franklin crossing the hall. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- How he had, thereupon, sworn his landlord, Mr Rugg, to secrecy in a solemn manner, and taken him into Moleing partnership. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The Indian had thereupon asked to be informed of the best and safest person to apply to for the loan he wanted. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I thereupon started to heat it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He desired no further assurance in that direction, and thereupon ordered a letter of credit made out with authorization to order a second when the first was exhausted. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We may as well wait, perhaps, till the circumstance occurs before we discuss the discretion of his behaviour thereupon. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Blest if 'tain't all queer, muttered Gurt in bewilderment, and thereupon relapsed into silence. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- That form was thereupon generally adopted, and remains today the general practice in the manufacture of motorcycle side-cars, as they are called. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Thereupon he arose and began to experiment. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Rocket, indeed, more than fulfilled all the conditions required by the directors of the railway, who thereupon decided on employing locomotive engines for the traffic on the line. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Thereupon he shook his head and tapped it, expressing his sense of deficiency in Joseph. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Mr. Candy thereupon told him that his nerves were all out of order and that he ought to go through a course of medicine immediately. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mr Wegg thereupon made an easy, graceful movement, as though he would fold it up; but Mr Venus held on by his corner. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Thereupon printing followed naturally and necessarily, and the intellectual life of the world entered upon a new and far more vigorous phase. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I thereupon put the matter in the right view before her, in the friendliest and most comforting words I could find. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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