All 9 Uses of
countenance
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- ...a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile;
p. 1.1 *countenance = face; or facial expression
- But it was so turned as to show them nothing but the rosy glow playing on the roof, the fire sparkling in a hundred repetitions along the glazed front of the presses, and their own pale and fearful countenances stooping to look in.†
p. 66.9countenances = facial expressions; or faces
- And with the same grave countenance he hurried through his breakfast and drove to the police station, whither the body had been carried.†
p. 30.8
- And indeed the worst of my faults was a certain impatient gaiety of disposition, such as has made the happiness of many, but such as I found it hard to reconcile with my imperious desire to carry my head high, and wear a more than commonly grave countenance before the public.†
p. 82.5
- Enough, then, that I not only recognised my natural body for the mere aura and effulgence of certain of the powers that made up my spirit, but managed to compound a drug by which these powers should be dethroned from their supremacy, and a second form and countenance substituted, none the less natural to me because they were the expression, and bore the stamp, of lower elements in my soul.†
p. 85.7
- Even as good shone upon the countenance of the one, evil was written broadly and plainly on the face of the other.†
p. 88.0
- In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance I had been hitherto accustomed to call mine.†
p. 88.4
- At the inn, as I entered, I looked about me with so black a countenance as made the attendants tremble; not a look did they exchange in my presence; but obsequiously took my orders, led me to a private room, and brought me wherewithal to write.†
p. 102.9
- In short, from that day forth it seemed only by a great effort as of gymnastics, and only under the immediate stimulation of the drug, that I was able to wear the countenance of Jekyll.†
p. 105.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(countenance as in: a pleasant countenance) facial expression; or face; or composure or manner
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(2)
(countenance as in: giving countenance) to tolerate, approve, or show favor or support