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The Complete Short Stories
by Franz Kafka, Nahum N. Glatzer

The Complete Short Stories
by Franz Kafka, Nahum N. Glatzer

The Complete Short Stories
by Franz Kafka, Nahum N. Glatzer

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The Village Schoolmaster [The Giant Mole]

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Kafka, F. (1999). The Village Schoolmaster [The Giant Mole]. In Kafka, F. The Complete Short Stories. Vintage Classics, pp. 180-194

abnegation (en)

(noun) the act of renouncing or rejecting something; self-denial

183

an unavoidable approach, but one that was palliated by the caution and self-abnegation with which I drew my conclusions

—p.183 by Franz Kafka
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an unavoidable approach, but one that was palliated by the caution and self-abnegation with which I drew my conclusions

—p.183 by Franz Kafka
notable
9 years, 1 month ago

desuetude (en)

(noun) discontinuance from use or exercise; disuse

185

Perhaps the affair had sunk somewhat into desuetude

—p.185 by Franz Kafka
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Perhaps the affair had sunk somewhat into desuetude

—p.185 by Franz Kafka
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expiate (en)

atone for (guilt or sin)

188

The sole expiation I can make is to beg your forgiveness

—p.188 by Franz Kafka
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The sole expiation I can make is to beg your forgiveness

—p.188 by Franz Kafka
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9 years, 1 month ago