Both Uses
protracted
in
William Wilson
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- We met at a late hour of the night; for our debaucheries were to be faithfully protracted until morning.†
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- We had protracted our sitting far into the night, and I had at length effected the manoeuvre of getting Glendinning as my sole antagonist.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(protracted) long in duration; or to extend something--especially to (prolong or make longer in duration)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)