All 6 Uses of
profound
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- It was the most stunning surprise of the decade, and so profound was the sensation that it lifted the new hero up to the judicial one's altitude, and the school had two marvels to gaze upon in place of one.†
Chpt 4
- There was not even a zephyr stirring; the dead noonday heat had even stilled the songs of the birds; nature lay in a trance that was broken by no sound but the occasional far-off hammering of a woodpecker, and this seemed to render the pervading silence and sense of loneliness the more profound.†
Chpt 8
- There was a long silence, profound and unbroken;
Chpt 14 *profound = of great intensity
- [Profound distress overhead.†
Chpt 26 *
- Profound silence; silence so deep that even their breathings were conspicuous in the hush.†
Chpt 31
- The public were profoundly concerned; they searched high and low, they dragged the river for his body.†
Chpt 35
Definitions:
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(profound as in: profound sadness) of greatest intensity or emotional depth
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(profound as in: profound idea) deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence