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virago

she turns virago and calls him ugly names

—p.420 FREE WOMEN: 3 (353) by Doris Lessing
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somnolent

It was a soft, somnolent drugging sound, hypnotic

—p.402 FREE WOMEN: 3 (353) by Doris Lessing
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baleful

The sun was a baleful orange colour over the yellow dusty expanse.

—p.390 FREE WOMEN: 3 (353) by Doris Lessing
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he's not anything, is he? topic/female-subjugation

'And I thought-Anna I wish I could explain it. It was really a revelation. I thought: I've been married to him for years and years, and all that time I've been-wrapped up in him. Well women are, aren't they? I've thought of nothing else. I've cried myself to sleep night after night for years. And I…

—p.381 FREE WOMEN: 3 (353) by Doris Lessing
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why should I be cheated out of a normal life?

'I might just as well not be married at all. Marion's got her own room now. And she's never at home. Why should I be cheated out of a normal life?'

—p.370 FREE WOMEN: 3 (353) by Doris Lessing