All 7 Uses of
approach
in
And Then There Were None
- The loud drawn out scream of an approaching train was heard.
p. 20..8 (definition 1)approaching = getting nearer
- He paid no attention to the approach of the searchers.
p. 111..9 (definition 1)approach = coming near
- General Macarthur stirred at her approach.
p. 116..1 (definition 1)
- As a matter of fact I was approached by a little Jewboy-Morris his name was.
p. 128..4 (definition 2) *approached = engaged in a delicate conversation
- The four men emerged from Blore's room and approached Vera.
p. 187..7 (definition 1)approached = went to
- He was chopping sticks for lighting the fire and did not hear me approach.
p. 269..9 (definition 1) *approach = come near
- I said that here we could see if any one else approached us, and we should not be seen from the house as the bedrooms faced the other way.
p. 271..5 (definition 1)approached = came near
Definitions:
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(1) (approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
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(2) (approach as in: approached her with the proposal) to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic