All 5 Uses of
novel
in
The Prairie by Cooper
- Then, as eye met eye, an expression of novel intelligence passed from one to the other, indicating that to them, at least, the appearance of this extraordinary tenant of the pavilion was as unexpected as it was incomprehensible.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)novel = new and original
- In such a novel intermixture, however, of men born and nurtured in freedom, and the compliant minions of absolute power, the catholic and the protestant, the active and the indolent, some little time was necessary to blend the discrepant elements of society.
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- It was at length broken by the trapper, who, having been long accustomed to similar sights, felt less of its influence, or, rather, felt it in a less thrilling and absorbing manner, than those to whom the scene was more novel.
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- Hard-Heart listened like one in whom a train of novel ideas had been excited by the reasoning of the other.
Chpt 30 (definition 1) *
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Hard-Heart alone, of all his band, was present to witness the novel and far from unimposing spectacle.†
Chpt 31 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (novel as in: a novel situation) new and original -- typically something considered good
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(2) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) More commonly, novel is used as a noun to refer to work of fiction that is published as a book. In the form novelty, the word can refer to an inexpensive, mass-produced item of interest such as a toy, trinket, or item given away to advertise.