Both Uses of
wane
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- To his eyes all seemed beautiful, but to me a tinge of melancholy lay upon the country-side, which bore so clearly the mark of the waning year.†
Chpt 6 *
- I cannot doubt that Stapleton recruited his waning resources in this fashion, and that for years he has been a desperate and dangerous man.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(wane) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) -- especially the part of the moon that is visible