Both Uses
refrain
in
The Tell-Tale Heart
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- ...for some minutes longer I refrained and stood still.
*refrained = resisted
- But even yet I refrained and kept still.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(refrain as in: a repeated refrain) something repeated regularly -- especially a word, phrase, line, or idea repeated in music, poetry, or speech
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(2)
(refrain as in: refrain from laughing) to stop oneself from doing something -- especially something tempting, impulsive, or inappropriate
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)