All 6 Uses of
dwell
in
Black: The Birth of Evil
- The sky above the dwellings was filled with Roush, who floated and dived and twisted in the afternoon sun.†
Chpt 7 *dwellings = houses or shelters in which people live
- He could see now that the dwellings must have been made out of the forest's colored trees.†
Chpt 7
- The structure was at least three times as high and many times wider than any of the other dwellings.†
Chpt 7
- As his eyes adjusted to the incredible scene, he saw a door open from a dwelling far below.†
Chpt 7
- A lawn wrapped around the dwelling in a thick, uniform carpet of green, highlighted by flowers growing in symmetrical clusters.†
Chpt 9
- Tom entered the dwelling, hoping that here, in such intimate surroundings, the familiarity of his past would return.†
Chpt 10 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(dwell as in: Don't dwell on it.) to think, communicate, or let attention stay on (or return to) something for a prolonged period
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(2)
(dwell as in: It dwells in the forest.) make one's home in; or to live in; or to stay (in a place)
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(3)
(dwelling as in: a modest dwelling) a house or shelter in which someone lives
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)