Both Uses of
melancholy
in
The Horse and His Boy
- Just as Shasta was saying to himself, "We must be nearly at those sandhills by now," his heart leaped into his mouth because an appalling noise had suddenly risen up out of the darkness ahead; a long snarling roar, melancholy and utterly savage.†
Chpt 2
- "Too true, sir," said the mare with a melancholy whinny.†
Chpt 2 *
Definition:
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(melancholy) a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad