All 20 Uses of
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Rose Red
- Several weeks have passed since my last entry, weeks given to one delay after another brought on by John's business affairs (or so I'm told), my own infirmity (a woman's monthly "ritual of roses" as my mother refers to it) and John's apparent inability to arrange a convenient time for the two of us to visit the construction site.†
Chpt 2
- I find myself both terrified and thrilled-so perhaps I am to blame, not only for my sinful prayers to the other Power but for my innate curiosity and fascination with the other-worldly quality of these apparently disconnected events.†
Chpt 2apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- I recall being amazed by his apparent indifference to the fate met by Mr. Williamson.
Chpt 2 *apparent = appearing obvious (though not necessarily so)
- But this man, and his associate, apparently understood the primitive message she imparted.†
Chpt 3apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- Mrs. Fauxmanteur had apparently run to the far end and left before Melissa had herself reached the gallery.†
Chpt 4
- Very well, ma'am," Sukeena replied, her determination to follow my request apparent.†
Chpt 4
- It immediately became apparent that Daniel and one of his Carriage House staff had witnessed the approach of John's motorcar and had returned to the Carriage House to help secure the vehicle for the evening and to greet the master of the house, my husband.†
Chpt 4
- She apparently left the party with nothing beneath her gown but that she was born with!†
Chpt 5apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- I know that he harbors certain reservations about my womanhood, well aware of the suffering I underwent at childbirth, and since then he seems to find it even a bit repulsive to think of touching me as a husband touches a wife, but the brandy apparently did the trick.†
Chpt 5
- Sukeena suggests she is "preparing" the room as well, the implication of fraud apparent.†
Chpt 6
- I trust someday his findings will be disproved, despite their apparent accuracy where my husband is concerned.†
Chpt 7
- Adam swung open the door, his popgun held at shoulder height and ready to "fire," and apparently looked down that rifle barrel at Douglas Posey, who was himself halfway up a small wooden stepladder that is kept in a closet off the gallery to assist in the positioning and hanging of the artwork.†
Chpt 7apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- I am apparently the only one she will tolerate even near her.†
Chpt 7
- You now apparently harbor suspicions that include the disappearance of our dear April.†
Chpt 8
- I wonder if Rose intended this fate for me, thinking back to Sukeena's claims that the house was jealous of my devotion to my daughter, and knowing that a mother would never leave her child when distant hope is held that my April may someday walk right out of the walls that have apparently claimed her†
Chpt 8
- Further to my surprise was his apparent sobriety.†
Chpt 8
- in point of fact, ellen rimbauer apparently became obsessed with recounting her nearly nightly bedroom activities over the next several months, writing almost exclusively about her husband's increased addiction to these events and the elaborate acts he conceived for both his wife and his wife's best friend and servant.†
Chpt 8apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- The events of this day finally are cause for reflection on the larger nature of the problems with Rose Red and her apparent need of "fuel," both in terms of her physical expansion (her continued construction) and whatever spiritual needs she has.†
Chpt 9
- Only moments after he had removed his coat, Sukeena sank to the floor, her legs crossed, and apparently set her mind to prayer, or whatever it is she does exactly.†
Chpt 9apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- As clear and as apparent as if I'd instructed the artisans to fashion it in this regard so many years ago.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
clear or obvious; or appearing as such but not necessarily so