All 8 Uses
resent
in
The Chocolate War
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- Sometimes Archie resented them.†
Chpt 5 *resented = felt angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
- Archie resented Cochran's familiarity, the use of his name.†
Chpt 24
- "Hell, no," Obie responded, knowing what Archie wanted and giving it to him but resentful as well, feeling like a stooge, as if Archie was the ventriloquist and Obie the dummy.†
Chpt 25resentful = full of anger or unhappiness at having to accept something not liked
- He resented Carter's quick move into the spotlight, the way the guys had cheered Carter on.†
Chpt 27resented = felt angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
- He'd been having such a great time that he resented the interruption.†
Chpt 30
- Today however, the air was filled with resentment.†
Chpt 30resentment = a feeling of anger or unhappiness at having to accept something not liked
- More than resentment—hostility.†
Chpt 30
- A ripple of resentment across the classroom.†
Chpt 30
Definitions:
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(1)
(resent) to feel anger or unhappiness about something seen as unjust or something that creates jealousy
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, resent is another spelling for re-sent; i.e., sent again.