All 4 Uses of
contract
in
Anna Karenina
- Her mouth stiffened, the muscles of the cheek contracted on the right side of her pale, nervous face.†
Part 1
- "Pierre, give me the coffee," she said, addressing Petritsky, whom she called Pierre as a contraction of his surname, making no secret of her relations with him.†
Part 1 *
- In all these instances the husband had practically ceded or sold his unfaithful wife, and the very party which, being in fault, had not the right to contract a fresh marriage, had formed counterfeit, pseudo-matrimonial ties with a self-styled husband.†
Part 3
- His brows contracted at Katavasov's words and he said something else.†
Part 8 *
Definitions:
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(contract as in: the metal contracted) when something gets shorter or smaller
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(contract as in: legal contract) an agreement - typically written and enforceable by law