Both Uses of
prevent
in
A Room With A View
- Freddy was neither clever, nor subtle, nor beautiful, and what prevented Cecil from saying, any minute, "It would be wrong not to loathe Freddy"?†
Chpt 9 *prevented = stopped (something from happening)
- It doesn't prevent me from realizing the truth.†
Chpt 17prevent = stop (something from happening)
Definition:
to stop (something from happening)