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verb

Dwell v. i. (past & past part. dwelt or dwelled; pres. part. dwelling)

To delay; to linger. (Obs.)

To abide; to remain; to continue. "I 'll rather dwell in my necessity." "Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart."

To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside. "The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions." "The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides."

To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. "My hopes in heaven to dwell."

To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note. "They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement."

Synonyms: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay; rest.

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... symbols. Or perhaps Anscombe thought that as his experience with the penny had proved so successful, he would give Providence another "chance." If so it took it and no mistake. Confound it! I don't know what he thought; I only dwell on the matter because of the great results which followed this consultation of the Sybilline books ...

— Finished • H. Rider Haggard

... her from a great height; nevertheless it was extremely agreeable to Agnetta to be worshipped, and this made her seek her cousin's companionship, and invite her often to Orchards Farm. There she could display her smart frocks, dwell on the extent of her father's possessions, on her sister Bella's stylishness, on the last fashion Gusta had sent from London, while Lilac, meek and admiring, stood by with wonder in her eyes. Orchards Farm was the most beautiful place ...

— White Lilac; or the Queen of the May • Amy Walton

... is properly the war-cry of the Mussulmans, and they dwell on the last syllable, which gives it a wild ...

— The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 6 • Lord Byron

... way in which that can help?" asked Selwood, whose mind was not disposed to dwell on nice questions of morality or conduct. "Does anything ...

— The Herapath Property • J. S. Fletcher

... chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, twenty-sixth verse, we find the following language: "And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation."[7] The Apostle Paul was a missionary. He was, at this time, on a mission to the far-famed city of Athens,—"the eye of Greece, and the fountain of learning and philosophy." He told ...

— History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 - Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens • George W. Williams

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