Encounter and Usher

Encounter

Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.

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Usher and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usher" instead a verb "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

Usher verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Encounter and usher are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead a verb "Usher".

Nearby Words: ushered, usherette, ushering

single	single encounter	single usher
mysterious	mysterious encounter	mysterious usher

Usually this takes the form of a ghostly encounter of some kind, although The Fall of the House of Usher takes the weird factor Up to Eleven.

Source: Occult Detective
In House of Usher, you encounter a modern drum set and helium balloons, and the player character makes a few references to Sherlock Holmes - who debuted in A Study in Scarlet, published in 1887 (more than ten years after the game's events).

Source: Videogame / Dark Tales

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