All 7 Uses of
serene
in
Babbitt
- He was pitching the chill abominations into the bath-tub, pleased by the vindictiveness of that desolate flapping sound; and in the midst his wife serenely trotted in, observed serenely, "Why Georgie dear, what are you doing?†
Chpt 1
- He was pitching the chill abominations into the bath-tub, pleased by the vindictiveness of that desolate flapping sound; and in the midst his wife serenely trotted in, observed serenely, "Why Georgie dear, what are you doing?†
Chpt 1
- The walls were gray, the woodwork white, the rug a serene blue; and very much like mahogany was the furniture—the bureau with its great clear mirror, Mrs. Babbitt's dressing-table with toilet-articles of almost solid silver, the plain twin beds, between them a small table holding a standard electric bedside lamp, a glass for water, and a standard bedside book with colored illustrations—what particular book it was cannot be ascertained, since no one had ever opened it.†
Chpt 2
- He serenely believed that the one purpose of the real-estate business was to make money for George F. Babbitt.†
Chpt 4 *
- He was converted to serenity.†
Chpt 12
- A pattern of wild geese, flying low and unconcerned above the hills, wavered against the serene ashen evening.†
Chpt 23
- He was absorbed by a rapture in which all fear and doubting were smoothed away; and when he reached home, at dawn, the rapture had mellowed to contentment serene and full of memories.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(serene) calm and untroubled