Assertion: diffidence | /r/CapableOf | prove startling
Facets:
value: to her
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: by virtue of its unusualness
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The diffidence of his tone proved startling to her by virtue of its unusualness.
text: The diffidence of his tone proved startling to her by virtue of its unusualness.
text: The diffidence of his tone proved startling to her by virtue of its unusualness.