All 14 Uses of
paralysis
in
All the King's Men
- I was paralyzed.†
Chpt 1
- After the first paralysis, the lips began to work in the black face.†
Chpt 3
- Then for some time he was completely paralyzed.†
Chpt 5
- "He was completely paralyzed," he repeated, ignoring my wit.†
Chpt 5
- "He recovered from the paralysis," he said.†
Chpt 5
- Then the lady suddenly overcame the paralysis which had frozen her tongue and the blood hit her cheeks.†
Chpt 6
- And with those remarks, Tom Stark went out and slammed the door, probably leaving the Boss paralyzed with the rush of blood to his head.†
Chpt 9
- "He is unconscious and paralyzed," Adam said.†
Chpt 9
- If upon operating we discover that the cord is crushed, the patient will remain paralyzed for the rest of his life, for the cord has no regenerative power.†
Chpt 9
- Some muscle groups might remain paralyzed.†
Chpt 9
- That means paralysis.†
Chpt 9
- She came up out of it, looked at me, and said, "He told him about me and then how that was the only reason he was ever made Director and how now the Governor was going to dismiss him as Director—because he had paralyzed his son with a bad operation—and how he was going to get rid of me—throw me out—that was what that man said on the telephone, throw me out—because of what Adam did to his son—and Adam heard him and ran right over here because he believed it—he believed it about me—"†
Chpt 9
- But the trouble is, they are half right and half wrong, and in the end that is what paralyzes you.†
Chpt 10
- I felt free and clean, as when you suddenly see that, after being paralyzed by ignorance or indecision, you can act.
Chpt 10 *paralyzed = inability to act
Definition:
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(paralysis) loss of the ability to move the body or a part of it
or:
inability to act or make a decision