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- verb archaic (rare) Simple past tense and past participle of
alarum .
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Examples
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U guise is curiously un-alarumed by teh grate Dutch cheez shortage.
Burgers…check… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Donut beez teh alarumed: teh UGPWLPOPPWs is harmless and pose no threat to anyone other than themselves.
*POOF* - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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A short time later, Revere crossed a plank bridge that took him into Medford, where I awaked the Captain of the minute men: and after that I alarumed almost every house—shouting ‘The regulars are out!’
Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997
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A short time later, Revere crossed a plank bridge that took him into Medford, where I awaked the Captain of the minute men: and after that I alarumed almost every house—shouting ‘The regulars are out!’
Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997
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God's dealing with the souls of men, persons truly good and holy do more frequently taste of this bitter cup than the wicked and the reprobate; who are seldom alarumed out of their sins by such severe interruptions; but, for the most part, remain seated up in ease and security, to the fearful day of retribution.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. VI. 1634-1716 1823
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Being alarumed with this sight, we threw down what Sugar we had, and ran incontinently to meet them, thereby to give our other men time to rally, and put themselves into a posture of defence.
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How terrible to him, how repugnant to his nature, we plainly perceive, when, even in the moment that he fummons up the rejblu - tion needful to perform It, horrid phantaims prelent themielves} murder alarumed by his centinel; the wolf Aealing towards his defign. j witchcraft celebrating pale Hecate's offerings; the midnight ravifher invading ileeping innocence, feemhis alTociates} and bloody daggers lead him to the very chamber of the king.
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