The Only Use of
dwell
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Jem was not one to dwell on past defeats: it seemed the only message he got from Atticus was insight into the art of cross examination.
p. 57.7dwell = think excessively about
Definitions:
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(1)
(dwell as in: Don't dwell on it.) to think, communicate, or let attention stay on (or return to) something for a prolonged period
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(2)
(dwell as in: It dwells in the forest.) make one's home in; or to live in; or to stay (in a place)
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(3)
(dwelling as in: a modest dwelling) a house or shelter in which someone lives