All 4 Uses of
inkling
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- His expression was severe and uncompromising, especially with the peasants of Mokroe, but he had the power of assuming the most obsequious countenance, when he had an inkling that it was to his interest.†
Chpt 8 *
- "You see, gentlemen, joking apart"—Mitya lifted his eyes and looked firmly at them both—"I had an inkling from the first that we should come to loggerheads at this point.†
Chpt 9
- Alyosha had once noted with innocent amusement that, in spite of her illness, Madame Hohlakov had begun to be rather dressy—top-knots, ribbons, loose wrappers, had made their appearance, and he had an inkling of the reason, though he dismissed such ideas from his mind as frivolous.†
Chpt 11
- I had an inkling from the first what he came for.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(inkling) a slight indication, suggestion, or understanding