All 8 Uses of
pretext
in
The Awakening
- She missed him the days when some pretext served to take him away from her, just as one misses the sun on a cloudy day without having thought much about the sun when it was shining.†
Chpt 10 *
- He lifted his eyebrows with the pretext of a smile as he returned her glance.†
Chpt 15
- But a man needed occasional relaxation, he informed Mrs. Pontellier, and every now and again he drummed up a pretext to bring him to the city.†
Chpt 20
- She had a daughter who served her as a pretext for cultivating the society of young men of fashion.†
Chpt 25
- He was prolific in pretexts.†
Chpt 26
- It gave her the promise and pretext to keep the children indefinitely.†
Chpt 32
- She might have invented a pretext for staying away; she might even invent a pretext now for going.†
Chpt 37
- She might have invented a pretext for staying away; she might even invent a pretext now for going.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(pretext) a false reason presented to hide the real reason for doing something