All 5 Uses of
torrent
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Meanwhile, by a cleft between two walls of rock, following a path worn by a torrent, and which, in all human probability, human foot had never before trod, Dantes approached the spot where he supposed the grottos must have existed.†
Chpt 23-24
- A torrent, whose bed was dry, led into a deep gorge.†
Chpt 33-34 *
- Immediately, without any other signal, the carriages moved on, flowing on towards the Corso, down all the streets, like torrents pent up for a while, which again flow into the parent river; and the immense stream again continued its course between its two granite banks.†
Chpt 35-36torrents = overwhelming amounts
- And Monte Cristo accompanied these words by the gift of two gold pieces, which produced a torrent of thanks and blessings from the concierge.†
Chpt 43-44
- I think it is time to stop this torrent of mortality.†
Chpt 79-80
Definition:
an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water