--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 16 description: The 819 words of the English dictionary under E, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / E # E — The English dictionary · page 16 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Encryption is turning a message or data into a secret code so that only someone with the right key can read it.[↗](../../encryption/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An encryption is one particular way or system of doing this.[↗](../../encryption/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Encryption scrambles your message so nobody else can read it.[↗](../../encryption/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The padlock icon shows the website uses encryption.[↗](../../encryption/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our chat app has end-to-end encryption.[↗](../../encryption/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · During the war, code-breakers tried to crack the enemy's encryption.[↗](../../encryption/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Without the key, the encrypted file looks like nonsense.[↗](../../encryption/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Banks use strong encryption to protect your money.[↗](../../encryption/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a simple encryption by moving each letter three places along the alphabet.[↗](../../encryption/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **encumber** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To encumber someone is to weigh them down or slow them with too much to carry.[↗](../../encumber/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To encumber a place is to fill it so there is not room to move.[↗](../../encumber/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* If you are wise, you will not encumber yourself with more than thirty.[↗](../../encumber/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shore was encumbered with fish.[↗](../../encumber/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **encyclopaedia** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order.[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A person who knows a huge amount: «a walking encyclopaedia».[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I looked up volcanoes in the encyclopaedia.[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The library has a children's encyclopaedia about animals.[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is a walking encyclopaedia about dinosaurs.[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Online encyclopaedias are quick, but check your facts.[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The encyclopaedia had twenty heavy volumes.[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An encyclopaedia of space is on my birthday list.[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · '"The invention of Signs to represent numbers is doubtless much older than any form ol writing" (Chambers Encyclopaedia, 1893, Vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../encyclopaedia/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **encyclopedia** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An encyclopedia is a book or a set of books, or a website, with information about many subjects, usually in alphabetical order.[↗](../../encyclopedia/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (figurative) A person who knows a lot is sometimes called a walking encyclopedia.[↗](../../encyclopedia/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Look up «volcanoes» in the encyclopedia.[↗](../../encyclopedia/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our library has a children's encyclopedia of animals.[↗](../../encyclopedia/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia.[↗](../../encyclopedia/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad had a whole shelf of encyclopedias.[↗](../../encyclopedia/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She knows everything about dinosaurs — she's a walking encyclopedia\![↗](../../encyclopedia/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The encyclopedia has a picture of every planet.[↗](../../encyclopedia/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the encyclopedia and one other source.[↗](../../encyclopedia/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **end** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The end is the last part of something, like the end of a story or a day.[↗](../../end/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An end is the far part or tip of something long, like the end of a rope or a road.[↗](../../end/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To end means to stop or to finish.[↗](../../end/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* An end can also mean an aim, what you want to get.[↗](../../end/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* At the end of the day, he had 5 dollars.[↗](../../end/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The movie ends at 8 o'clock.[↗](../../end/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many are left at the end?[↗](../../end/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She ran to the end of the road.[↗](../../end/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold the other end of the rope.[↗](../../end/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school year ends in summer.[↗](../../end/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the end, they became friends.[↗](../../end/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We sat at the end of the table.[↗](../../end/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The story does not end here.[↗](../../end/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.[↗](../../end/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.15.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../end/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.[↗](../../end/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.13.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../end/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · If they were wise, they would understand this, they would discern their latter end.[↗](../../end/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../end/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Shall windy words have an end?[↗](../../end/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.16.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../end/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The words of Job are ended.[↗](../../end/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.31.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../end/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And are not thine iniquities without end?[↗](../../end/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.22.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../end/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **endanger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To put someone or something in danger; to make harm likely.[↗](../../endanger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To threaten something so that it might be lost or die out: «Pollution endangers wildlife».[↗](../../endanger/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Running by the pool can endanger you and others.[↗](../../endanger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic in the ocean endangers turtles.[↗](../../endanger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pandas are an endangered species.[↗](../../endanger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The driver endangered lives by speeding near the school.[↗](../../endanger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cutting down forests endangers many animals.[↗](../../endanger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't endanger yourself trying to rescue someone in deep water — call for help.[↗](../../endanger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **endangered** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An endangered animal or plant is one that may soon die out completely because very few are left.[↗](../../endangered/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Endangered means put in danger.[↗](../../endangered/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tigers are an endangered species.[↗](../../endangered/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The kakapo is a critically endangered parrot from New Zealand.[↗](../../endangered/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cutting down forests puts animals on the endangered list.[↗](../../endangered/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We did a project on endangered sea turtles.[↗](../../endangered/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Driving too fast endangered the children's lives.[↗](../../endangered/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Zoos help to breed endangered animals.[↗](../../endangered/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some endangered plants grow only on one island.[↗](../../endangered/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Whoso quarrieth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.[↗](../../endangered/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.10.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../endangered/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **endangerment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Endangerment is putting someone or something in danger.[↗](../../endangerment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) Endangerment is the crime of acting so carelessly that you put another person, especially a child, at serious risk, as in «child endangerment» or «reckless endangerment».[↗](../../endangerment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The driver was charged with reckless endangerment.[↗](../../endangerment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaving a toddler alone in a hot car is child endangerment.[↗](../../endangerment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pollution has led to the endangerment of many river fish.[↗](../../endangerment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The report warned about the endangerment of rare birds.[↗](../../endangerment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge said the man's actions caused the endangerment of everyone on the bus.[↗](../../endangerment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cutting down the forest increases the endangerment of orangutans.[↗](../../endangerment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **endear** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To endear someone to others is to make them liked and loved by others.[↗](../../endear/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* These two faults only endear him the more to us.[↗](../../endear/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **endearment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An endearment is a loving word or name you call someone, like «love», «sweetheart», «darling» or «pet».[↗](../../endearment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Endearment is the act of showing love or affection.[↗](../../endearment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Sweetheart» is a term of endearment.[↗](../../endearment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nan calls me «duck», which is an endearment in her part of England.[↗](../../endearment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Scotland you might hear «hen» as an endearment.[↗](../../endearment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus driver said «Thanks, love» — just a friendly endearment.[↗](../../endearment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The letter was full of endearments.[↗](../../endearment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pet names like «sunshine» are endearments.[↗](../../endearment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **endeavor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To endeavor is to try hard to do something.[↗](../../endeavor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An endeavor is a hard task or effort that someone tries to do.[↗](../../endeavor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I will endeavor to find her.[↗](../../endeavor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave himself a slap, endeavoring to destroy the fly.[↗](../../endeavor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You must endeavor to find your way home.[↗](../../endeavor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete.[↗](../../endeavor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../endeavor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our author endeavors to show the gradual emanation of all things from God, which were completely finished in ten spheres.[↗](../../endeavor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../endeavor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our author is therefore endeavoring to show that the whole universe emanated gradually from the spirit of the one living God.[↗](../../endeavor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../endeavor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **endeavour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun, formal) A serious effort or attempt to do something: «a new endeavour».[↗](../../endeavour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, formal) To try hard to do something: «We endeavour to help all pupils».[↗](../../endeavour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) Hard work towards a goal: «human endeavour».[↗](../../endeavour/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We endeavour to answer every letter.[↗](../../endeavour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Climbing the mountain was a great endeavour.[↗](../../endeavour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Good luck in all your future endeavours\![↗](../../endeavour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Captain Cook sailed the Endeavour to Australia and New Zealand.[↗](../../endeavour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The space station is a triumph of human endeavour.[↗](../../endeavour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She endeavoured to finish the race despite her sore knee.[↗](../../endeavour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The other Centaurs, following his example, each endeavoured to capture a maiden.[↗](../../endeavour/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Give them according to their deeds, and according to the evil of their endeavours; give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.[↗](../../endeavour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.28.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../endeavour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ending** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ending is the last part of a story, film or song.[↗](../../ending/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An ending is also the last letters of a word, like -ing or -ed.[↗](../../ending/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Ending is the -ing form of end: stopping or coming to an end.[↗](../../ending/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ending of the book was happy.[↗](../../ending/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The week ending on Friday.[↗](../../ending/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He read 20 pages before the ending.[↗](../../ending/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The game is ending soon.[↗](../../ending/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Add the ending -ed to make the past.[↗](../../ending/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I didn't like the ending of the film.[↗](../../ending/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a new ending for the story.[↗](../../ending/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the congratulatory ending of the Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher.[↗](../../ending/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Ten ineffable Sephiroth, whose ending is even as their origin, are like as a flame arising from a burning coal.[↗](../../ending/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../ending/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **endless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Endless means without an end, going on for ever.[↗](../../endless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In everyday talk endless means seeming to go on for a very long time, or very many.[↗](../../endless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The car journey felt endless.[↗](../../endless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The desert stretched out, endless and hot.[↗](../../endless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother asks endless questions.[↗](../../endless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Counting numbers is endless; there is always one more.[↗](../../endless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had endless fun at the beach.[↗](../../endless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The sky looked endless from the top of the hill.[↗](../../endless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There seemed to be an endless line of people.[↗](../../endless/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The endless halls shine in marble and many colors.[↗](../../endless/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries.[↗](../../endless/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../endless/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **endlessly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Without ever stopping or ending; for what seems forever.[↗](../../endlessly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very much, without limit, as in «endlessly patient».[↗](../../endlessly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My little sister talks endlessly about dinosaurs.[↗](../../endlessly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The desert stretched endlessly in every direction.[↗](../../endlessly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad boasted endlessly about his motor-car.[↗](../../endlessly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The numbers go on endlessly; you can always add one more.[↗](../../endlessly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · One third written as a decimal is 0.333..., with threes going on endlessly.[↗](../../endlessly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher is endlessly patient with us.[↗](../../endlessly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain fell endlessly all weekend.[↗](../../endlessly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Elephant's Child asked questions endlessly.[↗](../../endlessly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **endorse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To endorse someone or something means to say publicly that you support or approve of them.[↗](../../endorse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (money, advertising) A famous person endorses a product when they are paid to recommend it.[↗](../../endorse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law, money) To endorse a cheque or document means to sign it on the back.[↗](../../endorse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK, law) A driving licence is endorsed when penalty points are added for breaking a driving rule.[↗](../../endorse/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The footballer endorses a brand of trainers.[↗](../../endorse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teachers endorsed the plan for a longer playtime.[↗](../../endorse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Remember: if a star endorses a snack, they are often paid.[↗](../../endorse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The newspaper endorsed the new mayor.[↗](../../endorse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I fully endorse what Maya said.[↗](../../endorse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad endorsed the cheque before taking it to the bank.[↗](../../endorse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **endorsement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An endorsement is public support or approval for a person, plan or product.[↗](../../endorsement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (money) A deal where a famous person is paid to say they use or like a product.[↗](../../endorsement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, law) A note on a driving licence that shows the driver broke a traffic law.[↗](../../endorsement/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (money) A signature on the back of a cheque.[↗](../../endorsement/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The footballer has an endorsement deal with a trainer company.[↗](../../endorsement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor gave her endorsement to the new park.[↗](../../endorsement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The book got a glowing endorsement from a famous author.[↗](../../endorsement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Celebrity endorsements make people want to buy things.[↗](../../endorsement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Speeding earned him an endorsement on his licence.[↗](../../endorsement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan won the endorsement of the whole school council.[↗](../../endorsement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **endowed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* If a person is endowed with something, they naturally have a good quality or ability: «endowed with great patience».[↗](../../endowed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* If a school, hospital or college is endowed, someone has given it a large sum of money that keeps paying for it.[↗](../../endowed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adult slang) a rude use about the body grown-ups make; not for school.[↗](../../endowed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was endowed with a beautiful singing voice.[↗](../../endowed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old school was endowed by a rich merchant in 1600.[↗](../../endowed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum is well endowed, so it can buy new paintings.[↗](../../endowed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats are endowed with very sharp hearing.[↗](../../endowed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Declaration says people are endowed with certain rights.[↗](../../endowed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospital was endowed by a family who wanted to help the poor.[↗](../../endowed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He is endowed with supernatural powers, but he remains a man, for all that.[↗](../../endowed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Leah said: 'God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.'[↗](../../endowed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") And she called his name Zebulun.[↗](../../endowed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../endowed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **endowment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An endowment is a gift of money or property given to a school or charity to keep going.[↗](../../endowment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An endowment is a natural gift or talent that someone is born with.[↗](../../endowment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* These are all contented with the endowments allotted to them.[↗](../../endowment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her great endowment is her singing voice.[↗](../../endowment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **endue** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To give someone a quality or gift, such as skill or understanding.[↗](../../endue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, even Huram my master craftsman, (Writings 2CH.2.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../endue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **endurance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The ability to keep going through something long, hard or painful without giving up.[↗](../../endurance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport) The ability to keep up physical effort for a long time; stamina.[↗](../../endurance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The ability of something to last for a long time without breaking.[↗](../../endurance/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Running a marathon takes great endurance.[↗](../../endurance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Shackleton's crew showed amazing endurance on the ice.[↗](../../endurance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming helps build endurance.[↗](../../endurance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The long car journey was a test of endurance.[↗](../../endurance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pain was beyond endurance.[↗](../../endurance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rope's endurance was tested by the heavy boat.[↗](../../endurance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Endurance means not giving up when things get hard.[↗](../../endurance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But Petru was no coward; the fight he had gone through had strengthened his powers of 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