All 3 Uses of
novice
in
Crime and Punishment
- The head clerk looked at him with a condescending smile of compassion, and at the same time with a certain triumph, as at a novice under fire for the first time—as though he would say: "Well, how do you feel now?"†
Chpt 2.1 *
- Because only peasants, or the most inexperienced novices deny everything flatly at examinations.†
Chpt 3.6
- I've often maintained that that question should not be approached by a novice till he has a firm faith in the system.†
Chpt 5.1
Definition:
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(novice) someone new to a field or activity