All 6 Uses of
allude
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- Only the faintest allusion to them occurs in the Correspondence, but as that is found in Letter xxii which contains other signs I shall do my best to give a translation and commentary of the first part of the letter: "Are there no doctors in Spain?†
Chpt 2
- The malicious actress had seen the Marquesa arrive and presently began improvising couplets alluding to her appearance, her avarice, her drunkenness, and even to her daughter's flight from her.†
Chpt 2
- All those allusions to honor, reputation, and the flame of love, all the metaphors about birds, Achilles and the jewels of Ceylon were fatiguing.†
Chpt 3
- The men in the wine shops, alluding to it, shook their heads and smoked in silence for a while.†
Chpt 3
- There were certain passages in the plays that she would compass some day, simply, easily, and with secret joy, because they alluded to the new rich wisdom of her heart; but her treatment of such passages became more and more cursory, not to say embarrassed.†
Chpt 4
- Her allusions to her son were few and...
Chpt 5 *allusions = indirect references
Definition:
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(allude) to make an indirect referenceeditor's notes: The expression, no allusion can mean "not even an indirect reference"; i.e., neither a direct nor an indirect reference to something.