All 4 Uses
vengeance
in
Lord Jim
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- The howl pursued me like a vengeance.†
Chpt 5 *vengeance = the act of taking revenge
- In this assault upon his fortitude there was the jeering intention of a spiteful and vile vengeance; there was an element of burlesque in his ordeal—a degradation of funny grimaces in the approach of death or dishonour.†
Chpt 9
- I could make him a solemn promise that it would be shut behind him with a vengeance.†
Chpt 22 *with a vengeance = with intensity
- Were these preparations for war, or for vengeance, or to repulse a threatened invasion?†
Chpt 45vengeance = the act of taking revenge
Definitions:
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(1)
(vengeance as in: vengeance is mine) the act of taking revenge
(Revenge means to harm someone to get them back for something harmful that they have done.) -
(2)
(with a vengeance as in: with a vengeance) with intensity
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)