All 5 Uses of
protracted
in
Wuthering Heights
- He cunningly conjectured they were staying away in order to avoid hearing his protracted blessing.†
p. 59.9 *
- Their guest did not protract his stay that evening above an hour longer.†
p. 70.4
- The servants thought me gone to shake off the drowsiness of my protracted watch; in reality, my chief motive was seeing Mr. Heathcliff.†
p. 120.7
- 'He's younger than I,' she answered, after a protracted pause of meditation, 'and he ought to live the longest: he will — he must live as long as I do.†
p. 176.9
- I vainly reminded him of his protracted abstinence from food: if he stirred to touch anything in compliance with my entreaties, if he stretched his hand out to get a piece of bread, his fingers clenched before they reached it, and remained on the table, forgetful of their aim.†
p. 241.1
Definition:
long in duration; or to extend something--especially to (prolong or make longer in duration)