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The Secret Sharer
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- All its phases were familiar enough to me, every characteristic, all the alternatives which were likely to face me on the high seas--everything! … except the novel responsibility of command.
*novel = new (not previously encountered)
- From its novelty to him and from its nature, punctilious courtesy was the manner best calculated to restrain the man.†
novelty = the quality of being new and original
Definitions:
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(novel as in: a novel situation) new and original -- typically something considered good
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(meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus) More commonly, novel is used as a noun to refer to a 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.