All 6 Uses of
preserve
in
The Time Machine
- They were just the half-bleached colour of the worms and things one sees preserved in spirit in a zoological museum.†
Chpt 6preserved = protected or kept something as it was
- These Eloi were mere fatted cattle, which the ant-like Morlocks preserved and preyed upon—probably saw to the breeding of.†
Chpt 7
- But they must have been air-tight to judge from the fair preservation of some of their contents.†
Chpt 8 *preservation = the act of protecting something or keeping it as it is
- As for the rest of the contents of that gallery, though on the whole they were the best preserved of all I saw, I had little interest.†
Chpt 8preserved = protected or kept something as it was
- Except at one end where the roof had collapsed, this gallery was well preserved.†
Chpt 8
- 'Then I tried to preserve myself from the horror that was coming upon me, by regarding it as a rigorous punishment of human selfishness.†
Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(preserve as in: preserve the records) to protect something or to keep it as it is
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(2)
(preserve as in: preserve the peaches) to prepare food in a way that keeps it from spoiling
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(3)
(preserve as in: a wildlife preserve) protected wildlife area
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(4)
(preserve as in: no longer a male preserve) something exclusive to (someone or some group) -- such as an activity or place
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(5)
(preserves as in: mom made preserves) chunks of fruit cooked with sugar (like jam) and sealed (usually in a mason jar) so it will not spoil