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/sˈikwəl/ Listen

noun

Sequel n.

That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history. "O, let me say no more! Gather the sequel by that went before."

Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin.

Conclusion; inference. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Sequel'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sequel" Quotes from Famous Books

... will appear in the sequel, is our best precedent for not permitting a sentimental respect for departed greatness to interfere with the respectful examination of a great man's remains, wherever such examination may determine a question to which ...

— Shakespeare's Bones • C. M. Ingleby

... only two canoes, I could take with me but four men, among whom was one named Nicholas de Vignau, the most impudent liar that has been seen for a long time, as the sequel of this narrative will show. He had formerly spent the winter with the savages, and I had sent him on explorations the preceding years. He reported to me, on his return to Paris in 1612, that he had seen the North Sea; that the river of the Algonquins came from a lake which emptied ...

— Voyages of Samuel de Champlain V3 • Samuel de Champlain

... conveyances, for any reason turning merely upon the race or color of the latter, partook of the specific character of certain contemporaneous, solemn and effective action by the United States to which it was a sequel and ...

— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 • Various

... retreat he descended as soon as the house was quiet, and Zeena's steady breathing from the bed had assured him that there was to be no sequel to the scene in the kitchen. After Zeena's departure he and Mattie had stood speechless, neither seeking to approach the other. Then the girl had returned to her task of clearing up the kitchen for the night and he had taken his lantern and ...

— Ethan Frome • Edith Wharton

... commission, and I am sure, if he turns out, at least two hundred will join him. If so, I am very certain that this part of the country may be held." Every one has either read or heard of the subsequent melancholy fate of Col. Hayne; but more of that in the sequel. ...

— A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion • William Dobein James

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