Both Uses of
intermittent
in
The Time Machine
- There is, however, a tendency to draw an unreal distinction between the former three dimensions and the latter, because it happens that our consciousness moves intermittently in one direction along the latter from the beginning to the end of our lives.'†
Chpt 1
- Then, in the intermittent darknesses, I saw the moon spinning swiftly through her quarters from new to full, and had a faint glimpse of the circling stars.†
Chpt 3 *
Definition:
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(intermittent) stopping and starting -- especially at irregular intervals