All 3 Uses of
thwart
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- Never mind, I'll thwart him—I, Newman Noggs.†
Chpt 31
- 'So, so,' muttered Ralph, dropping into his chair; 'this devil is loose again, and thwarting me, as he was born to do, at every turn.†
Chpt 34 *
- As Mr Squeers could only answer this proposition by shrugs and smiles, Ralph bade him be silent, and thankful that he was so well off; and then, fixing his eyes steadily upon him, proceeded to say: First, that Nicholas had thwarted him in a plan he had formed for the disposal in marriage of a certain young lady, and had, in the confusion attendant on her father's sudden death, secured that lady himself, and borne her off in triumph.†
Chpt 56
Definition:
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(thwart) to prevent something