Significados de detain the reader en inglés

I will detain the reader no longer, but to make one short remark.

Not to detain the reader with long details, let a single instance suffice.

Why is it that I detain the reader with Mr Culpepper and his family?

It is scarcely necessary, however, to detain the reader by going through the entire series.

But I must not detain the reader on a defence of Satyagrah against unjust attacks.

We shall not detain the reader by entering upon a full discussion of the interesting question here raised.

After the Tangs came five ephemeral and insignificant dynasties, with the fate of which we need not long detain the reader.

However, I shall not detain the reader further by any prefatory remarks, but shall proceed to lay before him the following:

I shall not detain the reader, however, with any further description of my apartment, or of the mysteries connected with it.

It is not necessary for our present purpose to detain the reader with a minute description of the ancient temple at Abu-Shahrein.

But I must not detain the reader longer from the pleasure and profit he will receive from an attentive perusal of these pages.

But I must not detain the reader longer from entering on this solemn and impressive treatise, but commend it to the Divine blessing.

From first to last they are of small account; and it seems, therefore, unnecessary to detain the reader by an elaborate description of them.

I have hardly detained the reader long enough on the subject, to give him a just impression of the stress laid on confession.