Both Uses of
cessation
in
The House of Mirth
- The news filled her with the glow produced by a sudden cessation of physical pain.†
Chpt 1.8 *
- She knew in advance what form they would take—the gradual cessation of the inner throb, the soft approach of passiveness, as though an invisible hand made magic passes over her in the darkness.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(cessation) a stopping