All 6 Uses of
resolve
in
The War of the Worlds
- There had been a hasty consultation, and since the Martians were evidently, in spite of their repulsive forms, intelligent creatures, it had been resolved to show them, by approaching them with signals, that we too were intelligent.
Chpt 1.5 (definition 1)resolved = decided
- The tumultuous noise resolved itself now into the disorderly mingling of many voices, the gride of many wheels, the creaking of waggons, and the staccato of hoofs.†
Chpt 1.16 (definition 1)
- I resolved to leave him--would that I had!
Chpt 2.1 (definition 1) *resolved = decided
- I stopped to look at them, drawing a lesson from their stout resolve to live.
Chpt 2.7 (definition 2) *resolve = determination (firmness of purpose)
- I resolved to leave this strange undisciplined dreamer of great things to his drink and gluttony, and to go on into London.
Chpt 2.7 (definition 1)resolved = decided
- An insane resolve possessed me.
Chpt 2.8 (definition 2)resolve = firmness of purpose
Definitions:
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(1) (resolve as in: I resolved to stop drinking.) to decide -- typically a firm or formal decisioneditor's notes: In modern writing resolve is typically used to emphasize a firm or formal decision. In classic literature, it is used more frequently and often simply replaces decide or determine.
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(2) (resolve as in: Her resolve weakened.) firmness of purpose (strong determination to do something)