Both Uses of
sentient
in
The House of Mirth
- She longed to be to him something more than a piece of sentient prettiness, a passing diversion to his eye and brain; and the longing betrayed itself in her reply.†
Chpt 1.8 *
- But the terrible silence and emptiness seemed to symbolize her future—she felt as though the house, the street, the world were all empty, and she alone left sentient in a lifeless universe.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(sentient) able to perceive and feel