All 5 Uses of
dwell
in
Oliver Twist
- Who can tell how scenes of peace and quietude sink into the minds of pain-worn dwellers in close and noisy places, and carry their own freshness, deep into their jaded hearts!†
Chpt 32
- The circumstance did not dwell in his recollection long, however: for when he reached the cottage, there was enough to occupy his mind, and to drive all considerations of self completely from his memory.†
Chpt 33
- There was no other dwelling near, in that direction; and the prospect it commanded was very extensive.†
Chpt 34 *
- It might be that her tears relieved her, or that she felt the full hopelessness of her condition; but she turned back; and hurrying with nearly as great rapidity in the contrary direction; partly to recover lost time, and partly to keep pace with the violent current of her own thoughts: soon reached the dwelling where she had left the housebreaker.†
Chpt 39
- —there stands a rustic dwelling which you can make me prouder of, than all the hopes I have renounced, measured a thousandfold.†
Chpt 51
Definition:
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(dwell as in: Don't dwell on it.) to think, communicate, or let attention stay on (or return to) something for a prolonged period