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Meanings of lengthen absence in English

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Usage of lengthen absence in English
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Marie had been sitting up for him, alarmed at his lengthened absence.
The Parisians — Volume 11
2
Both Aramites were clearly growing disturbed at the lengthening absence of their cohorts.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
3
He returned after a lengthened absence, and sat down wearily upon his throne.
Tanglewood Tales
4
In preparation for a lengthened absence, Burnside had turned over to me some extra duties.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-No...
5
My resolution, upon this, I need not mention: I preferred the most lengthened absence to such a permission.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2
6
I would go farther than Morley to meet him, after a lengthened absence such as mine has been.
Molly Bawn
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So, humbled and disappointed, he came quickly home to find his friend in a terrible state of mind at his lengthened absence.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886.
8
You are gone for a day and a night only, but it seems a lengthened absence to me, meriting a little letter.
Agatha Webb
9
When Mrs Asplin returned, however, after a lengthened absence, there was a simultaneous rising from the table to listen to her report.
About Peggy Saville
10
We know that they were at Dawlish in the year of the Peace of Amiens, and they certainly could not have made another lengthened absence.
Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters: A Family Record
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"He lengthened absence, and returned unwelcomed."
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond