All 12 Uses of
contrived
in
Wuthering Heights
- By his knack of sermonising and pious discoursing, he contrived to make a great impression on Mr. Earnshaw; and the more feeble the master became, the more influence he gained.†
Chpt 5
- The curate might set as many chapters as he pleased for Catherine to get by heart, and Joseph might thrash Heathcliff till his arm ached; they forgot everything the minute they were together again: at least the minute they had contrived some naughty plan of revenge; and many a time I've cried to myself to watch them growing more reckless daily, and I not daring to speak a syllable, for fear of losing the small power I still retained over the unfriended creatures.†
Chpt 6
- He had reached the age of sixteen then, I think, and without having bad features, or being deficient in intellect, he contrived to convey an impression of inward and outward repulsiveness that his present aspect retains no traces of.†
Chpt 8
- He always contrives to be sick at the least cross!†
Chpt 10 *
- I want to ask you two questions: the first is, — How did you contrive to preserve the common sympathies of human nature when you resided here?†
Chpt 13
- It is strong enough to make me feel pretty certain that he would not chase me over England, supposing I contrived a clear escape; and therefore I must get quite away.†
Chpt 17
- The summer shone in full prime; and she took such a taste for this solitary rambling that she often contrived to remain out from breakfast till tea; and then the evenings were spent in recounting her fanciful tales.†
Chpt 18
- Don't mind Mrs. Dean's cruel cautions; but be generous, and contrive to see him.†
Chpt 22
- Then he bid us go upstairs, through the kitchen, to Zillah's chamber; and I whispered my companion to obey: perhaps we might contrive to get through the window there, or into a garret, and out by its skylight.†
Chpt 27
- Her accomplice suffered for his share in the escape, notwithstanding his timid contrivances.†
Chpt 28
- 'How do you contrive to live here without them? if I may take the liberty to inquire.†
Chpt 31
- Earnshaw was not to be civilized with a wish, and my young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience; but both their minds tending to the same point — one loving and desiring to esteem, and the other loving and desiring to be esteemed — they contrived in the end to reach it.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(contrived) unnatural seeming (due to careful planning)
or more rarely:
arranged (that something should happen)