All 3 Uses of
nonchalant
in
The Bonesetter's Daughter
- "Just some old things about my family," she had said, with the kind of awkward nonchalance that meant the pages were important.†
Chpt 1.1
- Ruth said to Auntie Gal, struggling to stay nonchalant.†
Chpt 1.4
- Ruth was shaking but shrugged as nonchalantly as she could.
Chpt 1.7 *nonchalantly = calmly (trying to appear unconcerned)
Definition:
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(nonchalant) calm in manner -- appearing unconcerned