At this instant old Roger Chillingworth thrust himself through the crowd—or, perhaps, so dark, disturbed, and evil was his look, he rose up out of some nether region.
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Nether region
Synonyms for "nether region" (6 found)
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hellinfernal region
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3 entriesfictitious placeimaginary placemythical place
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None of them were sorry when Faust was duly consigned to the nether regions.
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The other, dwarfed and prehensile, might in its uncanny silhouette have been an imp of darkness from the nether regions.
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But the steward of those nether regions marked him, by the electric lamps, as a lurking passenger to be watched; and wondered who, at that depth in the ship, could be carrying valuables.
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