All 5 Uses of
heed
in
Jane Eyre
- Amy Eshton, not hearing or not heeding this dictum, joined in with her soft, infantine tone: "Louisa and I used to quiz our governess too; but she was such a good creature, she would bear anything: nothing put her out.†
Chpt 17
- I bethought myself to go upstairs and see how the dying woman sped, who lay there almost unheeded: the very servants paid her but a remittent attention: the hired nurse, being little looked after, would slip out of the room whenever she could.†
Chpt 21
- She heeded nothing of what I said; but when she had tasted the water and drawn breath, she went on thus — "I tell you I could not forget it; and I took my revenge: for you to be adopted by your uncle, and placed in a state of ease and comfort, was what I could not endure.†
Chpt 21
- Mr. Rochester heard, but heeded not: he stood stubborn and rigid, making no movement but to possess himself of my hand.†
Chpt 26 *
- He pursued his own thoughts without heeding me.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(heed) pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice