All 5 Uses of
grandeur
in
Mansfield Park
- The young people were all at home, and sustained their share in the introduction very well, with much good humour, and no embarrassment, at least on the part of the sons, who, at seventeen and sixteen, and tall of their age, had all the grandeur of men in the eyes of their little cousin.†
Chpt 2
- The grandeur of the house astonished, but could not console her.†
Chpt 2 *
- "I collect," said Miss Crawford, "that Sotherton is an old place, and a place of some grandeur.†
Chpt 6
- "Among admirals, large enough; but," with an air of grandeur, "we know very little of the inferior ranks.†
Chpt 6
- …their attention; for Miss Crawford, who had seen scores of great houses, and cared for none of them, had only the appearance of civilly listening, while Fanny, to whom everything was almost as interesting as it was new, attended with unaffected earnestness to all that Mrs. Rushworth could relate of the family in former times, its rise and grandeur, regal visits and loyal efforts, delighted to connect anything with history already known, or warm her imagination with scenes of the past.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(grandeur) impressive magnificence -- usually on a grand (large) scale