Both Uses of
mortal
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Then it was that the lust of the chase would suddenly come upon him, and that his brilliant reasoning power would rise to the level of intuition, until those who were unacquainted with his methods would look askance at him as on a man whose knowledge was not that of other mortals.†
Chpt 2 *mortals = humans (especially merely humans) or people subject to death
- If not, it shall never be seen by mortal eye; and your secret, whether you be alive or dead, shall be safe with us.†
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(mortal as in: mortal body) human (especially merely human); or subject to death
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(2)
(mortal as in: a mortal wound) causing death
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(3)
(mortal as in: felt mortal agony) extreme or intense