Both Uses of
sustain
in
The Time Machine
- Hitherto, except during my night's anguish at the loss of the Time Machine, I had felt a sustaining hope of ultimate escape, but that hope was staggered by these new discoveries.†
Chpt 7 *sustaining = providing support or necessities
- But a terrible dread of lying helpless in that remote and awful twilight sustained me while I clambered upon the saddle.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities
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(2)
(sustain as in: sustained through the ages) to continue through time
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(3)
(sustain as in: sustained wounds) to suffer (as of injury, damage, or loss)
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, sustained can be voiced by a judge in a court of law to indicate that an objection is upheld.