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单词 death-roll
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The death-roll numbered three score and ten, equalling the count of the idolatrous prisoners of Badr. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z
Terrible as is the mortality resulting from a famine in India, the death-roll represents but a tenth part of the suffering which such visitations inflict. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z
The list on the death-roll is very large. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z
For the first nine years about 30 or 40 suffered yearly; but latterly the annual death-roll mounted up to 400 and 500. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z
It was officially stated that the death-roll for the whole war was not below 120,000 men, women and children. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z
It was the daily losses, the destruction of man by man, the drops of French blood falling one by one, which in five years aggregated a death-roll of 150,000 men. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z
There was not, therefore, such a death-roll as might have been; but, even as it was, it was extended enough. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z
"As far as I can gather," said Sanders, "our friend is collecting a death-roll by the side of which the records of the Great Plague will read like an advertisement of a health resort." Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z
The total death-roll was 119, including nine men of the King's forces, and over four hundred persons were injured. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z
For about the first decade, not more, perhaps, than forty were so punished in a year, but towards the close of the period alluded to, the annual death-roll probably reached five hundred. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z
The horrors have no doubt been exaggerated, if, as appears to have been the case, the death-roll did not exceed the number given above. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical
What giant falls of earth, what murderous explosions, what a death-roll there must have been at the outset of the enterprise! Underground Man
But after all abatements have been made, it remains true that the death-roll of suicides is the most convincing proof of the woes endured by Chinese women. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology
Every casualty added grim experience to the sum of our resources in avoiding a great death-roll. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war
Their spectacular, dramatic aspect naturally attracts attention; but the death-roll of a great shipwreck is in fact scarcely more terrible than the daily bills of mortality of a great city. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King'
The rapidity with which the ship went down and the resulting heavy death-roll can only be attributed to the explosion of the masses of ammunition which formed part of the cargo. My Three Years in America
And yet the death-roll mounted and strength was no protection. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards
Rapid marching and hard fighting had demanded a heavy penalty, and the death-roll and sick-list were very high; among others, Lord Charles Beresford himself was on the latter. General Gordon A Christian Hero
“There’s been quite a pause in the death-roll,” the Widow Criswell observed. A Bookful of Girls
The death-roll of the victims is known to the Recording Angel alone. The Story of Paris
"Goliath" was sunk by a torpedo at the mouth of the Dardanelles at 2 a.m. to-day; 200 are said to have been saved which means a death-roll of 500 or 600. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"
Too much stress should not be laid upon the exact figures, for there were no doubt local conditions that affected the death-roll. A Study of Recent Earthquakes
Intestinal disorders which impede nutrition, and produce toxins at an age when the delicate tissues are most sensitive to them, were responsible for nearly the entire death-roll. Spontaneous Activity in Education
The persecutions were carried on throughout the Roman Empire, and the death-roll included some British martyrs, Britain being at that time a Roman province. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries
As the country grew more thickly settled, on the way to Bridgetown, so was the suffering more intense and the death-roll heavier. Plotting in Pirate Seas
The city of New York's death-roll, for instance, from tuberculosis, per one thousand living, is some thirty-five per cent less than it was thirty years ago. Preventable Diseases
A volley rang out in the night air, and three more corpses were added to the death-roll of the day. In the Track of the Troops
In point of death-roll it was not more melancholy than that at Caersws, but its scene and its dramatic nature provided a new feature which intimately touched the public imagination.  The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway
The night before the battle of the Boyne several Banshees were heard singing in the air over the Irish camp, the truth of their prophecy being verified by the death-roll of the next day. Irish Wonders
The long death-roll among Negroes contains an excessive number of infants. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro
Had it not been for a gentleman of France the death-roll of the Company had assuredly not stood at zero. Wandering Heath
The German advance into France was spectacular, but it was paid for by an appalling death-roll. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement
The total death-roll, the largest in Cambrian records, was 17, and the victims included one of the most esteemed of the directorate, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest.  The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway
In such a small garrison this loss was a serious one, and the death-roll was growing apace, for, besides the frequent attacks, the rifle fire in the streets was becoming very unpleasant. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time
Those 150,000 may be taken to represent at least half a million of starving people;—how many more were there at the moment, whose names never appeared on any list, except the death-roll! The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines
The veterans of the old party had been vanishing rapidly from the scene; name succeeded name quickly on our death-roll. John Redmond's Last Years
The death-roll on either side was so tremendous as to prove this contention up to the hilt. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean
The death-roll from 1887 to 1897 is exceptionally heavy; in every department of science, art, literary and religious life, the loss has been great. Great Britain and Her Queen
The more there are in it, the bigger the death-roll! Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
It was difficult to see how human beings could survive such awful injuries, and, indeed, our death-roll was a long one. A Surgeon in Belgium
Madame Sand herself, although a woman of lofty intellect, has failed miserably in her attempt to rehabilitate Bonaparte, for the simple reason that whatever one may do, the death-roll reappears through this whitewashing. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
Some of the latter, indeed, died of their wounds, but the whole death-roll certainly did not exceed a hundred. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914)
Such a death-roll, in an action in which only a small detachment of the pagan army was engaged, would lead to the conclusion that the armies were far larger than one would expect. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa)
You—you, Jimgrim—you talk to me of ruin and a death-roll? Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
It was late in the autumn, one evening remembered by many for its death-roll, that the starosta was standing at the door of his small shop. The Sowers
Its death-roll far outnumbers that of any other. Danger Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend
In your death-roll there is the name of an Italian woman whose youth, whose beauty, and whose freedom not only from every crime, but every tangible charge, will excite only compassion, and not terror. Zanoni
Practically no gain, and a death-roll that staggered the nation. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War
The death-roll, including those who fell in the second fight and the final flight, must have numbered two hundred and fifty slain, or thereabouts. Hellenica
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