All 4 Uses
lament
in
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
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- As his sister continued her lamentations, he suddenly swore and struck her.†
Chpt 2lamentations = passionate expressions of grief or sorrow
- The mother raised lamenting eyes to the ceiling.†
Chpt 10 *lamenting = expressing grief or regret
- She continued her lament.†
Chpt 13lament = express grief or regret
- A dozen women entered and lamented with her.†
Chpt 19lamented = expressed grief or regret
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.