All 3 Uses of
abduct
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- I was at the performance and no one in the world but Erik could contrive an abduction like that!†
Chpt 19 *abduction = the taking away of someone against their will
- On the day of the abduction of Christine Daae, I did not come to the theater until rather late in the evening, trembling lest I should hear bad news.†
Chpt 21
- Christine Daae's abduction in the Prison Act, which naturally surprised everybody, found me prepared.†
Chpt 21
Definitions:
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(1)
(abduct) to take someone away against their will
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, abduct can refer to a muscle that pulls away from the body.