All 4 Uses of
detach
in
Like Water for Chocolate
- Unquestionably, when it came to dividing, dismantling, dismembering, desolating, detaching, dispossessing, destroying, or dominating, Mama Elena was a pro.†
Chpt 5
- Now she finally understood the meaning of the expression "fresh as a head of lettuce"—that's the odd, detached way a lettuce should feel at being separated abruptly from another lettuce with which it had grown up.†
Chpt 7
- John had explained to Tita that sometimes, because of abnormalities, the placenta does not just implant in the uterus, it sends roots down into it, so that when the baby is born, the placenta does not detach.†
Chpt 8
- Gertrudis stroked her hair tenderly, but was careful to watch the fritter dessert that was on the flame. ... When it was almost starting to burn, she detached herself from Tita and said sweetly...
Chpt 10 *detached = separated
Definition:
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(detach) to separate something from something else (physically or emotionally)