to bend the knee; to be humbly obedient or respec…
The Recognitions
by
William Gaddis
Aug. 1, 2022 - Aug. 12, 2022
(fiction/read)
Gaddis, W. (2012). The Recognitions. Dalkey Archive Press.
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parlous »
(adjective) full of danger or uncertainty; precar…
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gelid »
(adjective) extremely cold; icy
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pallid »
(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective)…
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abeyance »
(noun) a lapse in succession during which there i…
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When he was left alone, when he had pulled out on…
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—And then he told me he spent two days in bed wit…
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But he had already paused to make his notation, “…
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—After what he did, and he learned only through h…
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—Well of course, something . . . an experience of…