All 3 Uses of
respite
in
War and Peace
- At times, as if to allow them a respite, a quarter of an hour passed during which the cannon balls and shells all flew overhead, but sometimes several men were torn from the regiment in a minute and the slain were continually being dragged away and the wounded carried off.†
Chpt 10
- He evidently wanted a little respite.†
Chpt 10 *
- Nicholas was allowed no respite and no peace, and those who had seemed to pity the old man—the cause of their losses (if they were losses)—now remorselessly pursued the young heir who had voluntarily undertaken the debts and was obviously not guilty of contracting them.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(respite) a temporary relief from harm or discomfort