Both Uses
fathom
in
The Phantom of the Opera
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- She took his hands and looked at him with all the pure affection of which she was capable: "Raoul," she said, "forget THE MAN'S VOICE and do not even remember its name...You must never try to fathom the mystery of THE MAN'S VOICE."†
Chpt 10
- ... Long after the case was pigeonholed by the unintelligent care of M. le Juge d'Instruction Faure, the newspapers made efforts, at intervals, to fathom the mystery.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(fathom as in: can't fathom) understand something -- especially when it’s difficult or complex
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Fathom can also refer to a unit of measure for water depth (6 feet), or to the act of measuring the depth of water.