Both Uses of
sustain
in
Wuthering Heights
- Her appearance is changed greatly, her character much more so; and the person who is compelled, of necessity, to be her companion, will only sustain his affection hereafter by the remembrance of what she once was, by common humanity, and a sense of duty!'†
Chpt 14
- Linton did not appear to remember what she talked of and he had evidently great difficulty in sustaining any kind of conversation.†
Chpt 26 *
Definition:
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(sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities