All 8 Uses of
covet
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- As Villefort observes, it is a great act of folly to have left such a man between Corsica, where he was born, and Naples, of which his brother-in-law is king, and face to face with Italy, the sovereignty of which he coveted for his son.†
Chpt 5-6 *
- Caderousse made no reply to these words, though evidently irritated and annoyed by the interruption, but, addressing the abbe, said, "Can a man be faithful to another whose wife he covets and desires for himself?†
Chpt 25-26
- "Come, Barrois," said the young girl, "take some of this lemonade; I see you are coveting a good draught of it."†
Chpt 79-80
- "Yes; think you it was the poor servant's life was coveted?†
Chpt 79-80
- "Ah, Caderousse," said Andrea, "how covetous you are!†
Chpt 81-82
- You had already passed half your life in coveting that which you might have honorably acquired; and already you contemplated crime under the excuse of want, when God worked a miracle in your behalf, sending you, by my hands, a fortune—brilliant, indeed, for you, who had never possessed any.†
Chpt 83-84
- As for the ladies, it is needless to say that while they coveted the millions, they thought they did not need them for themselves, as they were beautiful enough without them.†
Chpt 95-96
- What I have always wished for, desired, and coveted, is the life of an artist, free and independent, relying only on my own resources, and accountable only to myself.†
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
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(covet) to strongly want (something--especially something that belongs to another)