Both Uses of
endeavor
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- He shouted Christine's name, brandished his pistol, knocked his forehead against the glass in his endeavors to run down the glades of the illusive forest.†
Chpt 24 *endeavors = attempts; or things attempted
- While groping over the successive panels with the greatest care, I endeavored not to lose a minute, for I was feeling more and more overcome with the heat and we were literally roasting in that blazing forest.†
Chpt 24endeavored = tried or attempted
Definition:
to attempt; or a project or activity attempted