St. Croix

[ kroi ]

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noun

Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
a river flowing from NW Wisconsin along the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota into the Mississippi. 164 miles (264 km) long.
a river in the NE United States and SE Canada, forming a part of the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick, flowing into Passamaquoddy Bay. 75 miles (121 km) long.

The poor girl was very ill, but recovered; and this was a lesson to St. Croix to make his doses stronger.

While on service, he had contracted an intimacy with a gentleman of the name of St. Croix, a captain of cavalry.

St. Croix wrote her that the magistrate was dead, and that, from his brother's situation, he must soon follow.

St. Croix availed himself of this state of things to make sure of the fruit of his crimes.

It would appear, therefore, that St. Croix had by his studies greatly increased in skill since the deaths of the d'Aubray family.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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