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Meanings of long confinement in anglès

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Usage of long confinement in anglès
1
He is weak from his long confinement, but he is improving daily.
Winter door
2
They had just returned from a long confinement in English prisons.
Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present
3
Maybe he'd be like a prisoner released after long confinement, frightened and insecure.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
4
I had my strength again, although the long confinement had told on me.
The After House
5
Pure air and change of scene are absolutely necessary after their long confinement.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
6
Homais won it, for his foe was condemned to life- long confinement in an asylum.
Madame Bovary
7
His long confinement to the house and low diet had rendered him very weak.
Roughing It in the Bush
8
He was dazed, weak from his long confinement, and only anxious to be off.
Madge Morton's Secret
9
This, with care, want of recreation, and long confinement in-doors, had probably caused temporary insanity.
A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household
10
Penn was released from prison; but his long confinement in jail had broken his health down.
The Beginner's American History
11
Her skin was white as from long confinement within doors; but it was clear and fine.
Out of Time's Abyss
12
Other vessels returned successfully, but with crews haggard and distraught from long confinement in bad atmosphere.
Last and First Men
13
He was destined to linger in long confinement, almost like one forgotten by friends and enemies.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
14
There was concussion of the brain, shock to the system, and a long confinement to bed.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories
15
The long confinement will make many prisoners insane.
Face to Face with Kaiserism
16
He was tall and outrageously thin, and pale with the pallor that comes from long confinement.
Quin
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