All 4 Uses of
relative
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- "Do you suppose," Mr. Lorry went on, with a laughing twinkle in his bright eye, as it looked kindly at her, "that Doctor Manette has any theory of his own, preserved through all those years, relative to the cause of his being so oppressed; perhaps, even to the name of his oppressor?"†
Chpt 2.6
- The preceding relative positions of himself and Lucie were reversed, yet only as the liveliest gratitude and affection could reverse them, for he could have had no pride but in rendering some service to her who had rendered so much to him.†
Chpt 3.4
- He was saying the affectionate word, however, with a far more grudging condescension and patronage than he could have shown if their relative merits and positions had been reversed (which is invariably the case, all the world over), when Mr. Cruncher, touching him on the shoulder, hoarsely and unexpectedly interposed with the following singular question: "I say!†
Chpt 3.8
- I have a cousin, an only relative and an orphan, like myself, whom I love very dearly.†
Chpt 3.15 *
Definition:
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(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)