All 4 Uses of
torrent
in
Howards End
- She decided that Margaret was a little hysterical, and was trying to gain time by a torrent of talk.†
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- "Yes, do you, yes, much easier," replied Margaret but felt the grotesque impact of the unseen upon the seen, and saw issuing from a forgotten manger at Bethlehem this torrent of coins and toys.†
Part 10
- The torrent of their love, having splashed these drops at Margaret, swept away on its habitual course.†
Part 17
- The lady had told them to, and they must, and their bed-sitting-room had accordingly changed into Paddington, and Paddington into a railway carriage, that shook, and grew hot, and grew cold, and vanished entirely, and reappeared amid torrents of expensive scent.†
Part 26torrents = overwhelming amounts
Definition:
an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water