All 7 Uses of
utter
in
Treasure Island
- His words, spirited as they were in meaning, contrasted sadly with the weakness of the voice in which they were uttered.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1) *
- Between this and that, I was so utterly terrified of the blind beggar that I forgot my terror of the captain, and as I opened the parlour door, cried out the words he had ordered in a trembling voice.†
Chpt 3 (definition 2)
- But he was on his feet again in a second and made another dash, now utterly bewildered, right under the nearest of the coming horses.†
Chpt 5 (definition 2) *
- Although the breeze had now utterly ceased, we had made a great deal of way during the night and were now lying becalmed about half a mile to the south-east of the low eastern coast.†
Chpt 13 (definition 2)
- Poor old fellow, he had not uttered one word of surprise, complaint, fear, or even acquiescence from the very beginning of our troubles till now, when we had laid him down in the log-house to die.†
Chpt 18 (definition 1)
- Our position was utterly reversed.†
Chpt 21 (definition 2)
- All he could do was to utter one word, "Brandy."†
Chpt 25 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (utter as in: utter a complaint) say something or make a sound with the voice
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(2) (utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)