All 5 Uses of
abide
in
The Scarlet Letter
- My good townspeople will not much regret me, for—though it has been as dear an object as any, in my literary efforts, to be of some importance in their eyes, and to win myself a pleasant memory in this abode and burial-place of so many of my forefathers—there has never been, for me, the genial atmosphere which a literary man requires in order to ripen the best harvest of his mind.
Chpt Intr. (definition 1)abode = home
- The new abode of the two friends was with a pious widow, of good social rank, who dwelt in a house covering pretty nearly the site on which the venerable structure of King's Chapel has since been built.
Chpt 9 (definition 1) *abode = home (Abode is the past-tense of abide. In addition to meaning to have lived in a place, it can refer to a home.)
- A large number—and many of these were persons of such sober sense and practical observation that their opinions would have been valuable in other matters—affirmed that Roger Chillingworth's aspect had undergone a remarkable change while he had dwelt in town, and especially since his abode with Mr. Dimmesdale.
Chpt 9 (definition 1)abode = living (in a home)
- Men bolder than these had overthrown and rearranged—not actually, but within the sphere of theory, which was their most real abode—the whole system of ancient prejudice, wherewith was linked much of ancient principle.
Chpt 13 (definition 1)abode = place where one lives (figuratively; i.e., where they spend their time)
- "I see what ails the child," whispered Hester to the clergyman, and turning pale in spite of a strong effort to conceal her trouble and annoyance, "Children will not abide any, the slightest, change in the accustomed aspect of things that are daily before their eyes."
Chpt 19 (definition 2) *abide = tolerate without complaint
Definitions:
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(1) (abide as in: abide in the forest) to live in a place
or more rarely: to live with someone or something
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(2) (abide as in: abide by her decision) to tolerate or put up with something