nevermore

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The dread "nevermore," that Edgar Poe could not drive from his heart and sight, was oppressing her.

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  1. adverb Never again.

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  • Search the full text to find out who famously uttered "nevermore," why Van Helsing was forced to behead the "bloofer lady" and how Ichabod Crane met his untimely end in a tranquil glen called Sleepy Hollow.The fun doesn't stop there -- if you see a "Download" button, you're free to download, save, and/or print a PDF version to read at your own pace.
  • I was talking about the various meanings of the word nevermore. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 02 - August 2003
  • Oh! if Anne were well, if the void Death has left were a little closed up, if the dreary word nevermore would cease sounding in my ears, I think I could yet do something. —  Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle
  • Oh! if Anne were well, if the void Death has left were a little closed up, if the dreary word nevermore would cease sounding in my ears, I think I could yet do something It is a long time since you mentioned your own family affairs. —  Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle
  • I differ from Lloyd George in most points, but agree thoroughly on one--that there nevermore should be a war of revenge The impression made by my speech on the Entente surpassed the most pessimistic expectations. —  Im Weltkriege. English
 

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  1. from Middle English nevermore, nevremore; from never + more.
 

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/ˈnɛvərˈmoʊr/
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