Both Uses of
wane
in
The House of Mirth
- She had so long been accustomed to pass from one country-house to another, till the close of the holidays brought her friends to town, that the unfilled gaps of time confronting her produced a sharp sense of waning popularity.†
Chpt 1.9 *
- Her dread of returning to a sleepless night was so great that she lingered on, hoping that excessive weariness would reinforce the waning power of the chloral.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(wane) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) -- especially the part of the moon that is visible