Both Uses of
ravine
in
Anna Karenina
- The sun was already sinking into the trees when they went with their jingling dippers into the wooded ravine of Mashkin Upland.†
Part 3 *ravine = deep, narrow, steep-sided valley
- Easy as it was to mow the wet, soft grass, it was hard work going up and down the steep sides of the ravine.†
Part 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(ravine) a deep, narrow, steep-sided gorge or valley -- especially one formed by running water
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In archaic literature, ravined may be used to mean ravenous.