All 3 Uses of
encumber
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- A child encumbers a fugitive; perhaps, on perceiving it was still alive, he had thrown it into the river.†
Chpt 67-68 *
- I do not then see why, without real necessity, I should encumber my life with a perpetual companion.†
Chpt 95-96
- Well, my dear father, in the shipwreck of life—for life is an eternal shipwreck of our hopes—I cast into the sea my useless encumbrance, that is all, and I remain with my own will, disposed to live perfectly alone, and consequently perfectly free.†
Chpt 95-96
Definition:
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(encumber) hinder (make more difficult, or less valuable, hold back, or weigh down)