All 14 Uses of
constant
in
Emma, by Jane Austen
- Mr. Weston, who had been a widower so long, and who seemed so perfectly comfortable without a wife, so constantly occupied either in his business in town or among his friends here, always acceptable wherever he went, always cheerful—Mr.†
Chpt 1.1-2constantly = in a manner that is unchanging, continuous, or happens repeatedly
- To be constantly living with an ill-tempered person, must be dreadful.†
Chpt 1.13-14 *
- Living constantly with right-minded and well-informed people, her heart and understanding had received every advantage of discipline and culture; and Colonel Campbell's residence being in London, every lighter talent had been done full justice to, by the attendance of first-rate masters.†
Chpt 2.1-2
- Highbury, that airy, cheerful, happy-looking Highbury, would be his constant attraction.†
Chpt 2.5-6
- Mrs. Churchill was unwell—far too unwell to do without him; she had been in a very suffering state (so said her husband) when writing to her nephew two days before, though from her usual unwillingness to give pain, and constant habit of never thinking of herself, she had not mentioned it; but now she was too ill to trifle, and must entreat him to set off for Enscombe without delay.†
Chpt 2.11-12
- —I shall certainly have her very often at my house, shall introduce her wherever I can, shall have musical parties to draw out her talents, and shall be constantly on the watch for an eligible situation.†
Chpt 2.15-16constantly = in a manner that is unchanging, continuous, or happens repeatedly
- Her aunt is a good creature, but, as a constant companion, must be very tiresome.†
Chpt 2.15-16
- So seldom that a letter, among the thousands that are constantly passing about the kingdom, is even carried wrong—and not one in a million, I suppose, actually lost!†
Chpt 2.15-16constantly = in a manner that is unchanging, continuous, or happens repeatedly
- This will be complete enjoyment; and I do not know, Mrs. Elton, whether the uncertainty of our meetings, the sort of constant expectation there will be of his coming in to-day or to-morrow, and at any hour, may not be more friendly to happiness than having him actually in the house.†
Chpt 2.17-18
- Mrs. Weston had been shewing them all to him, and now he would shew them all to Emma;—fortunate in having no other resemblance to a child, than in a total want of taste for what he saw, for he was slow, constant, and methodical.†
Chpt 3.5-6
- 'I did not make the allowances,' said she, 'which I ought to have done, for his temper and spirits—his delightful spirits, and that gaiety, that playfulness of disposition, which, under any other circumstances, would, I am sure, have been as constantly bewitching to me, as they were at first.'†
Chpt 3.11-12constantly = in a manner that is unchanging, continuous, or happens repeatedly
- He has had great faults, faults of inconsideration and thoughtlessness; and I am very much of his opinion in thinking him likely to be happier than he deserves: but still as he is, beyond a doubt, really attached to Miss Fairfax, and will soon, it may be hoped, have the advantage of being constantly with her, I am very ready to believe his character will improve, and acquire from hers the steadiness and delicacy of principle that it wants.†
Chpt 3.15-16
- She felt that, in quitting Donwell, he must be sacrificing a great deal of independence of hours and habits; that in living constantly with her father, and in no house of his own, there would be much, very much, to be borne with.†
Chpt 3.15-16
- —With all the spirits she could command, she prepared him first for something strange, and then, in a few words, said, that if his consent and approbation could be obtained—which, she trusted, would be attended with no difficulty, since it was a plan to promote the happiness of all—she and Mr. Knightley meant to marry; by which means Hartfield would receive the constant addition of that person's company whom she knew he loved, next to his daughters and Mrs. Weston, best in the world.†
Chpt 3.17-18
Definition:
unchanging, continuous, or happening repeatedly