Both Uses of
protracted
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- When I had arrived at this point and had become as well acquainted with the theory and practice of natural philosophy as depended on the lessons of any of the professors at Ingolstadt, my residence there being no longer conducive to my improvements, I thought of returning to my friends and my native town, when an incident happened that protracted my stay.†
p. 52.4 *
- By the quantity of provision which I had consumed, I should guess that I had passed three weeks in this journey; and the continual protraction of hope, returning back upon the heart, often wrung bitter drops of despondency and grief from my eyes.†
p. 210.8
Definition:
long in duration; or to extend something--especially to (prolong or make longer in duration)