All 5 Uses of
interpose
in
The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 2
- She told me she was watching you only in order to interpose.†
Chpt 33 *interpose = insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others
- Madame Merle had, for the most part, while they talked, been glancing about her; it was her habit in this situation, just as it was her habit to interpose a good many blank-looking pauses.†
Chpt 37
- There was a vague doubt that interposed—a sense that she was not quite sure.†
Chpt 41
- Isabel remained silent for some moments; the room continued empty; the sound of the music reached them with its richness softened by the interposing apartments.†
Chpt 43
- If he should positively interpose, if he should put forth his authority, she would have to decide, and that wouldn't be easy.†
Chpt 45interpose = insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others
Definition:
to insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others