All 5 Uses of
sever
in
Jane Eyre
- Thus was I severed from Bessie and Gateshead; thus whirled away to unknown, and, as I then deemed, remote and mysterious regions.†
Chpt 5 *
- I believe he is of mine; — I am sure he is — I feel akin to him — I understand the language of his countenance and movements: though rank and wealth sever us widely, I have something in my brain and heart, in my blood and nerves, that assimilates me mentally to him.†
Chpt 17
- "Now is my time to slip away," thought I: but the tones that then severed the air arrested me.†
Chpt 17
- Am I severed from you by insuperable obstacles?†
Chpt 25
- I lifted up my head to look: the roof resolved to clouds, high and dim; the gleam was such as the moon imparts to vapours she is about to sever.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(sever) to split something into two unconnected parts -- usually by cutting
or:
to break up or end a relationship; or to separate from something