All 3 Uses of
sustain
in
The War of the Worlds
- And then began a shrieking and a sustained and cheerful hooting from the Martians.†
Chpt 2.3
- The mood that had sustained me passed.†
Chpt 2.8 *
- It seems to me that it should be possible to define the position of the gun from which the shots are discharged, to keep a sustained watch upon this part of the planet, and to anticipate the arrival of the next attack.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
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(sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities