APPROACH in THE AWAKENING - verbalworkout.com

11 uses

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1 —2 uses as in:
approached the city

Definition

to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)

As the day approached when he was to leave her for a comparatively long stay, she grew melting and affectionate, remembering his many acts of consideration and his repeated expressions of an ardent attachment.
Chapter 24 (28% in)

approached = got near

There are no more uses of "approach" flagged with this meaning in The Awakening.

Typical Usage (best examples)

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She felt moved to read the book in secret and solitude, though none of the others had done so,—to hide it from view at the sound of approaching footsteps.
Chapter 4 (97% in)
There was the sound of approaching voices.
Chapter 7 (94% in)
When the voices of the bathers were heard approaching, Robert said good-night.
Chapter 10 (98% in)
XXI Some people contended that the reason Mademoiselle Reisz always chose apartments up under the roof was to discourage the approach of beggars, peddlars and callers.
Chapter 21 (2% in)
The flowers were like new acquaintances; she approached them in a familiar spirit, and made herself at home among them.
Chapter 24 (60% in)
He had met her before on other occasions, but she had seemed to him unapproachable until that day.
Chapter 25 (16% in)
She closed the stove door with a bang, and approaching, assisted in removing Edna's dripping mackintosh.
Chapter 26 (24% in)
Oh! you cannot deceive me," and Mademoiselle approached her beloved instrument and began to play.
Chapter 26 (67% in)

There are no more uses of "approach" in The Awakening.

Typical Usage (best examples)

approach used in The Awakening