All 6 Uses of
mortal
in
The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
- We're mortal tired of being invisible.
Chpt 9 (definition 1) *mortal = extremely
- They were, an infallible spell to make beautiful her that uttereth it beyond the lot of mortals.†
Chpt 10 (definition 2)
- In the third picture the beauty beyond the lot of mortals had come to her.†
Chpt 10 (definition 2)
- Then it changed and Lucy, still beautiful beyond the lot of mortals, was back in England.†
Chpt 10 (definition 2)
- Now Lucy had wanted very badly to try the other spell, the one that made you beautiful beyond the lot of mortals.
Chpt 10 (definition 2) *mortals = those who are merely human
- "And we're extremely regrettable," said the Chief Monopod, "that we can't give you the pleasure of seeing us as we were before we were uglified, for you wouldn't believe the difference, and that's the truth, for there's no denying we're mortal ugly now, so we won't deceive you."†
Chpt 11 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (mortal as in: felt mortal agony) extreme or intense
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(2) (mortal as in: mortal body) human (especially merely human); or subject to death