Word Entry "The Jewelry"

1. "Time did not assuage his grief" (59).

2. My Guess: It states he was feeling grief. So my first initial thought is time was not a contributing factor that would help him heal from his grief.

 

 

3. Definition: To lessen the intensity of. (Merriam Websters site)

 

 

4. Explanation: Once I realized what the actual definition was, I reread the sentence. The author was trying to convey that time was not helping mend the grief M. Lantin was experiencing from the loss of his wife.