Both Uses of
subside
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- But now every sound ceased suddenly, with the subsidence of Mr. Walters' voice, and the conclusion of the speech was received with a burst of silent gratitude.†
Chpt 4 *
- He surveyed the prize; walked around it; smelt at it from a safe distance; walked around it again; grew bolder, and took a closer smell; then lifted his lip and made a gingerly snatch at it, just missing it; made another, and another; began to enjoy the diversion; subsided to his stomach with the beetle between his paws, and continued his experiments; grew weary at last, and then indifferent and absent-minded.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(subside as in: her anger subsided) become less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps going away entirely