All 4 Uses of
assert
in
The Great Gatsby
- I waited, and sure enough, in a moment she looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face, as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged.
p. 17.6asserted = said (that something is true)
- Her body asserted itself with a restless movement of her knee, and she stood up.
p. 18.1 *asserted = was forceful
- "I've done some nice things out on Long Island," asserted Mr. McKee.
p. 32.5 *asserted = said
- Her laughter, her gestures, her assertions became more violently affected moment by moment, and as she expanded the room grew smaller around her, until she seemed to be revolving on a noisy, creaking pivot through the smoky air.†
p. 31.0
Definitions:
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(1)
(assert as in: asserted her opinion that...) to say that something is true -- especially something disputed
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(2)
(assert as in: asserted her authority) to be forceful in exercising influence or rights