All 5 Uses of
paradox
in
The Time Machine
- And he put it to us in this way—marking the points with a lean forefinger—as we sat and lazily admired his earnestness over this new paradox (as we thought it) and his fecundity.†
Chpt 1
- It's plain enough, and helps the paradox delightfully.†
Chpt 1
- the 'ingenious paradox and trick' we had witnessed that day week
Chpt 2 *paradox = a situation that is surprising or seems impossible because parts of it seem to contradict each other
- A man couldn't cover himself with dust by rolling in a paradox, could he?'†
Chpt 2
- 'But the thing's a mere paradox,' said the Editor.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(paradox) a situation or statement that may be true but is surprising or seems impossible because parts of it seem to contradict each other