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The Bad Beginning
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- "Your parents," Mr. Poe said, "have perished in a terrible fire."†
p. 8.9 *perished = died, was destroyed, or ceased to exist
- "They perished," Mr. Poe said, "in a fire that destroyed the entire house.†
p. 9.1
- "Perished,— Mr. Poe said, "means 'killed."†
p. 9.3
- "We know what the word 'perished' means," Klaus said, crossly.†
p. 9.4
- He did know what the word "perished" meant, but he was still having trouble understanding exactly what it was that Mr. Poe had said.†
p. 9.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(perish) to die -- especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to existYou may encounter an informal expression, "Perish the thought." It means that the speaker hopes the thought will cease to exist and the thing it represents will never happen. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)