The Only Use of
resolution
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Here Poole motioned him to stand on one side and listen; while he himself, setting down the candle and making a great and obvious call on his resolution, mounted the steps and knocked with a somewhat uncertain hand on the red baize of the cabinet door.†
p. 55..2
Definition:
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(resolution as in: a New Year's resolution) a firm decision to do something