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fortune

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fortune
a power or force, often personalized, regarded as being responsible for human affairs; chance


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Greatly alarmed, he tried to climb a tree, but the Fortune pulled him down and bestowed itself upon him with cruel persistence.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
But whose fortune soever was upon the increase, mine seemed to be upon the wane, and I found nothing present, except two or three boatswains, or such fellows, but as for the commanders, they were generally of two sorts: 1.
The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Defoe, Daniel View in context
Yet Sara was plainly anxious to have her fortune told and must be gratified.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
 
 
 
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