All 3 Uses of
dwell
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
- But he had no time to dwell on this; Professor McGonagall was moving along the Gryffindor table, handing out course schedules.
Chpt 6 (definition 1) *dwell = focus (let attention stay)
- Fred had "rescued" the brilliant orange, fire-dwelling lizard from a Care of Magical Creatures class and it was now smouldering gently on a table surrounded by a knot of curious people.
Chpt 8 (definition 2) *dwelling = home
- They believed that I was the monster that dwells in what they call the Chamber of Secrets.
Chpt 15 (definition 3) *dwells = lives
Definitions:
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(1) (dwell as in: Don't dwell on it.) to think, communicate, or let attention stay on (or return to) something for a prolonged period
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(2) (dwelling as in: a modest dwelling) a house or shelter in which someone lives
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(3) (dwell as in: It dwells in the forest.) make one's home in; or to live in; or to stay (in a place)