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A Separate Peace
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- There was one surprise; maids had disappeared "for the Duration," a new phrase then.†
p. 73.6 *duration = the time during which something continues
- But the war had modified even his standards; all forms of physical exercise had become conventional for the Duration.†
p. 121.5
- In that plotters' glance all his doubts vanished, for Brinker the Lawgiver had turned rebel for the Duration.†
p. 131.1
- It isn't even June yet and we've already got two men sidelined for the Duration.†
p. 157.9
- Happiness had disappeared along with rubber, silk, and many other staples, to be replaced by the wartime synthetic, high morale, for the Duration.†
p. 202.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(duration) the time during which something continues
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)