"Evidently," said Barbicane, "they are open curves, which may be prolonged
indefinitely."
Our animals had been two days without drink, nor had they had water for nearly two months, not since shortly after leaving Thark; but, as Tars Tarkas explained to me, they require but little and can live almost
indefinitely upon the moss which covers Barsoom, and which, he told me, holds in its tiny stems sufficient moisture to meet the limited demands of the animals.
He will not merely know
indefinitely that it is more beautiful than something which is less beautiful, for this would be supposition, not knowledge.
I ask you because one ancient name of the house lived in by the lady who was attacked by the mongoose was 'The Lair of the White Worm.' If any of these things be so, our difficulties have multiplied
indefinitely. They may even change in kind.
For before your head has time to spoil you can have it canned, and in that way it may be preserved
indefinitely."
At any rate, he decided, it would be preferable to perish on the way than to remain
indefinitely upon this evidently uncharted island to which no ships might ever be expected to come.
It was one of those afternoons which seem
indefinitely long before one, in which many events may happen, a large portion of our natural life, though it was already half spent when I started.
One might go on asking such questions
indefinitely."
Quietly and steadily there rose up behind the whole aspect of life that soft edge of fire which gave its red tint to the atmosphere and crowded the scene with shadows so deep and dark that one could fancy pushing farther into their density and still farther, exploring
indefinitely. Whether there was any correspondence between the two prospects now opening before them they shared the same sense of the impending future, vast, mysterious, infinitely stored with undeveloped shapes which each would unwrap for the other to behold; but for the present the prospect of the future was enough to fill them with silent adoration.
The older man seemed prepared to keep the exercise going
indefinitely but George Willard's head struck the root of a tree and he lay still.
Dubai: Flights from UAE to Mumbai have been
indefinitely delayed due to the main runway closure at the airport after a domestic flight overshot its mark while landing due to heavy rains.