All 3 Uses of
sustain
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- The place was self-sufficient: modest in comparison with the empires around it, the Landing nevertheless produced everything required to sustain life except ice, wheat flour, and articles of clothing, supplied by river-boats from Mobile.
p. 4..8 *sustain = provide necessities of
- Her Missionary Society refreshments added to her reputation as a hostess (she did not permit Calpurnia to make the delicacies required to sustain the Society through long reports on Rice Christians); she joined and became Secretary of the Maycomb Amanuensis Club.
p. 172..2sustain = support
- The last note would linger as long as there was air to sustain it.
p. 311..2
Definition:
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(sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities