All 8 Uses of
divert
in
Wuthering Heights
- There was no reply to my question; and on looking round I saw only Joseph bringing in a pail of porridge for the dogs, and Mrs. Heathcliff leaning over the fire, diverting herself with burning a bundle of matches which had fallen from the chimney-piece as she restored the tea-canister to its place.†
Chpt 2
- 'But, Mr. Lockwood, I forget these tales cannot divert you.†
Chpt 7
- My master's uneasiness experienced a lull, and further circumstances diverted it into another channel for a space.†
Chpt 10
- Heathcliff's talk was outrageous, after you left us; but I could soon have diverted him from Isabella, and the rest meant nothing.†
Chpt 11
- I believe Linton had laid it there: for she never endeavoured to divert herself with reading, or occupation of any kind, and he would spend many an hour in trying to entice her attention to some subject which had formerly been her amusement.†
Chpt 15
- The day being wet, she could not divert herself with rambling about the park; so, at the conclusion of her morning studies, she resorted to the solace of the drawer.†
Chpt 21
- I gazed round for a means of diverting her thoughts.†
Chpt 22 *
- I had not courage to walk straight into the apartment; but I desired to divert him from his reverie, and therefore fell foul of the kitchen fire, stirred it, and began to scrape the cinders.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(divert as in: divert the traffic or funds) to change the direction of something, or the purpose for which it is used