All 3 Uses of
prevent
in
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
- The wet brain matter slowed the ball's speed, absorbing enough of its energy to prevent it from exiting the other side of the skull through the president's face.†
p. 41.6 *prevent = stop (something from happening)
- No one thought to prevent the great Laura Keene from entering the box.†
p. 72.3
- What better way to prevent that than by locking the strangers in the tobacco shed until morning?†
p. 164.2
Definition:
to stop (something from happening)