All 4 Uses of
consequence
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *consequence = importance
- You think, then, that some dog pursued Sir Charles, and that he died of fright in consequence?
Chpt 7 (definition 2)consequence = result
- We think, therefore, that he has gone, and the outlying farmers sleep the better in consequence.
Chpt 8 (definition 2)
- Why should I try to shield him from the consequences of his own wicked acts?†
Chpt 13 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (consequence as in: of little consequence) importance or relevance
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(2) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)