All 3 Uses of
specter
in
Frankenstein
- I threw the door forcibly open, as children are accustomed to do when they expect a spectre to stand in waiting for them on the other side; but nothing appeared.†
Chpt 5 *
- "Do not ask me," cried I, putting my hands before my eyes, for I thought I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room; "HE can tell.†
Chpt 5
- I walked about the isle like a restless spectre, separated from all it loved and miserable in the separation.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(specter as in: specter of national poverty) a frightening or disturbing mental image or possibility
or:
a ghostly appearing image