All 3 Uses of
detach
in
Babbitt
- She climbed with him to the flat roof of the apartment-house a detached world of slatted wooden walks, clotheslines, water-tank in a penthouse.†
Chpt 28 *
- However appealingly she might turn to him when they were alone, she was gravely detached when they were abroad, and he hoped that she would be taken for a client.†
Chpt 29
- Nor was Babbitt one of the detachable husbands who take separations casually He liked to have her there; she looked after his clothes; she knew how his steak ought to be cooked; and her clucking made him feel secure.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(detach) to separate something from something else (physically or emotionally)