Sentence:  Alex suppressed those expressions of relief which offered to prevail in his face and escape from his throat ; unwarranted they were in any case for , as he stood facing the fille de chambre , his ears were assailed by <WSD>new</WSD> sounds from the interior of the shower room . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered