Both Uses of
contiguous
in
The Scarlet Letter
- The very contiguity of his enemy, beneath whatever mask the latter might conceal himself, was enough to disturb the magnetic sphere of a being so sensitive as Arthur Dimmesdale.†
Chpt 17 *
- Before Hester Prynne could call together her thoughts, and consider what was practicable to be done in this new and startling aspect of affairs, the sound of military music was heard approaching along a contiguous street.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(contiguous) with a common boundary; or very close in space or time