All 11 Uses of
utter
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- Uncle Phillip came home; and the first words he uttered when he entered the house were, "Mother, Ben is free!†
Chpt 4 *uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- Had she utterly forsaken me?†
Chpt 10 *utterly = completely or totally
- As I held her in my arms, I thought how well it would be for her if she never waked up; and I uttered my thought aloud.†
Chpt 16uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- After I heard of her illness, I listened constantly to hear what news was brought from the great house; and the thought that I could not go to her made me utterly miserable.†
Chpt 28utterly = completely or totally
- She was afraid all would be discovered, and then Fanny, and Peter, and I, would all be tortured to death, and Phillip would be utterly ruined, and her house would be torn down.†
Chpt 29
- Strange words to be uttered in that region!†
Chpt 41uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- To my utter astonishment, he replied, "I don't believe it; but if she did acknowledge it, you tortured her into exposing me."†
Chpt 6
- Some are bold enough to utter such sentiments to their masters.†
Chpt 8
- I wanted to confess to her that I was no longer worthy of her love; but I could not utter the dreaded words.†
Chpt 10
- When she saw the doctor treat me with violence, and heard him utter oaths terrible enough to palsy a man's tongue, she could not always hold her peace.†
Chpt 14
- She gazed on me in utter astonishment, and exclaimed, "Linda, can this be you?†
Chpt 30
Definitions:
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(1)
(utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)
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(2)
(utter as in: utter a complaint) say something or make a sound with the voice
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, and archaically, utter can mean to let out.