Word | lentor |
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Definition | n. Lethargy, slowness. |
Sentence | She stepped up to it [the suitcase], lifting her rather high-heeled feet rather high, and bending her beautiful boy-knees while she walked through dilating space with the lentor of one walking under water or in a flight dream. |
Source | Lolita, I.27, p. 127 |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
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