All 4 Uses of
asylum
in
Frankenstein
- The porter opened the gates of the court, which had that night been my asylum, and I issued into the streets, pacing them with quick steps, as if I sought to avoid the wretch whom I feared every turning of the street would present to my view.
Chpt 5asylum = refuge or shelter
- It was dawn, and she quitted her asylum, that she might again endeavour to find my brother.
Chpt 8
- No wood, however, was placed on the earth, which formed the floor, but it was dry; and although the wind entered it by innumerable chinks, I found it an agreeable asylum from the snow and rain.
Chpt 11 *asylum = refuge or shelter (from danger or hardship)
- They found a miserable asylum in the cottage in Germany, where I discovered them.
Chpt 14asylum = refuge or shelter
Definition:
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(asylum as in: she sought asylum in...) a shelter from danger or hardship