All 11 Uses of
sustain
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage, the emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude: I am required not only to raise the spirits of others, but sometimes to sustain my own, when theirs are failing.
p. 17.7sustain = support
- ...if I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavour to sustain me in dejection.
p. 19.4 *
- He manifested the greatest eagerness to be upon deck to watch for the sledge which had before appeared; but I have persuaded him to remain in the cabin, for he is far too weak to sustain the rawness of the atmosphere.
p. 28.4sustain = endure (suffer through)
- Sometimes I grew alarmed at the wreck I perceived that I had become; the energy of my purpose alone sustained me: my labours would soon end, and I believed that exercise and amusement would then drive away incipient disease; and I promised myself both of these when my creation should be complete.
p. 57.8sustained = supported
- In doing this, I underwent a kind of rough usage, ill befitting the wounds that my mind had sustained.
p. 68.9sustained = suffered
- I could hardly sustain the multitude of feelings that crowded into my mind.
p. 76.1sustain = endure (suffer through)
- I could not sustain the horror of my situation, and when I perceived that the popular voice and the countenances of the judges had already condemned my unhappy victim, I rushed out of the court in agony.
p. 86.9
- The tortures of the accused did not equal mine; she was sustained by innocence, but the fangs of remorse tore my bosom and would not forgo their hold.
p. 86.9sustained = supported
- This state of mind preyed upon my health, which had perhaps never entirely recovered from the first shock it had sustained.
p. 93.7sustained = suffered
- My father still desired to delay our departure, fearful that I could not sustain the fatigues of a journey, for I was a shattered wreck—the shadow of a human being.
p. 187.5 *sustain = endure (suffer through)
- During the day I was sustained and inspirited by the hope of night, for in sleep I saw my friends, my wife, and my beloved country; again I saw the benevolent countenance of my father, heard the silver tones of my Elizabeth's voice, and beheld Clerval enjoying health and youth.
p. 208.1sustained = supported
Definitions:
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(1)
(sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities
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(2)
(sustain as in: sustained through the ages) to continue through time
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(3)
(sustain as in: sustained wounds) to suffer (as of injury, damage, or loss)
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)