Both Uses of
adjourn
in
The Mill on the Floss
- The entrance of supper opportunely adjourned this difficulty, and relieved Mr. Riley from the labor of suggesting some solution or compromise,—a labor which he would otherwise doubtless have undertaken; for, as you perceive, he was a man of very obliging manners.†
Chpt 1.3adjourned = took a break or closed
- Maggie felt a great relief in adjourning the decision.†
Chpt 5.1 *adjourning = taking a break or closing
Definition:
to temporarily end a formal meeting; or to move as a group to another location