All 14 Uses of
coherent
in
War and Peace
- Pierre clutched his temples, and turning round went into the forest, trampling through the deep snow, and muttering incoherent words: "Folly…. folly!†
Chpt 4
- When Rostov asked what was the matter, he only uttered some incoherent oaths and threats in a hoarse, feeble voice.†
Chpt 5 *
- Though the conversation was very incoherent and Vera was angry at the intrusion of the masculine element, both husband and wife felt with satisfaction that, even if only one guest was present, their evening had begun very well and was as like as two peas to every other evening party with its talk, tea, and lighted candles.†
Chpt 6
- She tried several times to wake Petya that he might eat something, but he only muttered incoherent words without waking up.†
Chpt 7
- Her words were incoherent, but they attained the purpose at which she was aiming.†
Chpt 7
- Only senseless things, lacking coherence, presented themselves one after another to Prince Andrew's mind.†
Chpt 9
- Two tall old peasants with wrinkled faces and scanty beards emerged from the tavern, smiling, staggering, and singing some incoherent song, and approached the officers.†
Chpt 10
- In the midst of his explanation shouts were heard from the army, growing more incoherent and more diffused, mingling with music and songs and coming from the field where the review was held.†
Chpt 10
- She incoherently described the depths of the forest, her feelings, and a talk with a beekeeper she met, and constantly interrupted her story to say: "No, I can't!†
Chpt 10
- So you see there can be no question about-" said Nicholas incoherently and blushing.†
Chpt 12
- Cossacks, hussars, and ragged Russian prisoners, who had come running from both sides of the road, were shouting something loudly and incoherently.†
Chpt 14
- "Well," he went on with an evident effort at self-control and coherence.†
Chpt 15
- But the rams need only cease to suppose that all that happens to them happens solely for the attainment of their sheepish aims; they need only admit that what happens to them may also have purposes beyond their ken, and they will at once perceive a unity and coherence in what happened to the ram that was fattened.†
Chpt 15
- Still greater coherence and inevitability is seen in the life of Alexander I, the man who stood at the head of the countermovement from east to west.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(coherent) sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner