All 16 Uses of
abrupt
in
The Age of Innocence
- "Well--upon my soul!" exclaimed Lawrence Lefferts, turning his opera-glass abruptly away from the stage.
Chpt 1 *abruptly = suddenly
- The desire to be the first man to enter Mrs. Mingott's box, to proclaim to the waiting world his engagement to May Welland, and to see her through whatever difficulties her cousin's anomalous situation might involve her in; this impulse had abruptly overruled all scruples and hesitations, and sent him hurrying through the red corridors to the farther side of the house.†
Chpt 2
- "Very well; I will do what you wish," she said abruptly.†
Chpt 12
- "I have done what you wished—what you advised," she said abruptly.†
Chpt 13
- "I ran away," the writer began abruptly (without the usual preliminaries), "the day after I saw you at the play, and these kind friends have taken me in.†
Chpt 14
- "She knows nothing yet—of all this?" he asked abruptly.†
Chpt 17
- Her bosom was rising high under its lace, and for a moment Archer thought she was about to cry; but she burst into a laugh instead, and looking from the Marchioness to Archer, asked abruptly: "And you two—have you made friends!"†
Chpt 18
- "Yes," he said abruptly; "I went south to ask May to marry me after Easter.†
Chpt 18
- Then, abruptly, his anger overflowed.†
Chpt 18
- It was generally understood that their abrupt departure was due to Madame Olenska's desire to remove her aunt from the baleful eloquence of Dr. Agathon Carver, who had nearly succeeded in enlisting her as a recruit for the Valley of Love; and in the circumstances no one had expected either of the ladies to return for the wedding.†
Chpt 19
- He felt like answering: "I was, till I saw you again;" but instead he stood up abruptly and glanced about him at the untidy sweltering park.†
Chpt 23
- "And Beaufort—do you say these things to Beaufort?" he asked abruptly.†
Chpt 24
- Archer was alone in his office, and the young man, before accepting the seat he proffered, began abruptly: "I believe I saw you, sir, yesterday in Boston."†
Chpt 25
- She said she did not wonder, but remarked that, after all, one could always carry an extra rug, and that every form of travel had its hardships; to which he abruptly returned that he thought them all of no account compared with the blessedness of getting away.†
Chpt 33
- At length Archer began abruptly: "Since you're not tired, and want to talk, there's something I must tell you.†
Chpt 33
- They looked at each other for an instant and again fell silent; then, turning his eyes from hers, he asked abruptly: "Have you told any one else?"†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(abrupt as in: an abrupt change) sudden and unexpected
or (less commonly): characterized by sudden changes or at a steep angle