All 5 Uses of
forte
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Willoughby opened the piano-forte, and asked Marianne to sit down to it; and thus amidst the various endeavours of different people to quit the topic, it fell to the ground.†
Chpt 12
- I shall go to the piano-forte; I have not touched it since it was tuned.†
Chpt 23
- "Marianne can never keep long from that instrument you know, ma'am," said Elinor, endeavouring to smooth away the offence; "and I do not much wonder at it; for it is the very best toned piano-forte I ever heard."†
Chpt 23
- The effect of his discourse on the lady too, could not escape her observation, for though she was too honorable to listen, and had even changed her seat, on purpose that she might NOT hear, to one close by the piano forte on which Marianne was playing, she could not keep herself from seeing that Elinor changed colour, attended with agitation, and was too intent on what he said to pursue her employment.†
Chpt 39
- After dinner she would try her piano-forte.†
Chpt 46 *
Definition:
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(forte as in: it is her forte) strengths (strong abilities)