Both Uses of
juncture
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- But coming as the invitation did at the particular juncture when fear and indignation at these adversaries could be transformed by a spring of the foot into a triumph over them, she abandoned herself to her impulse, climbed the gate, put her toe upon his instep, and scrambled into the saddle behind him.†
Chpt 1 *
- Tess attempted to expostulate, but at this juncture all her fluency failed her, and without heeding he added: "Well, this paradise that you supply is perhaps as good as any other, after all.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
where things come together -- especially a point in time with a critical event