All 50 Uses of
assume
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Scarcely was the captain's breath out of his body when he assumed the command without consulting any one,
Chpt 1-2 (definition 1)assumed = took (power or responsibility)
- Just assume the tone and manner of a husband, and see how she will remind you that your hour is not yet come!†
Chpt 5-6 (definition 3)
- "What is the meaning of all this?" inquired Caderousse, frowningly, of Danglars, who had assumed an air of utter surprise.
Chpt 5-6 (definition 2)assumed = took on or adopted
- "Alas, my friends," replied M. Morrel, with a mournful shake of his head, "the thing has assumed a more serious aspect than I expected."
Chpt 5-6 (definition 2)
- I fully authorize you at once to assume the command of the Pharaon, and look carefully to the unloading of her freight.†
Chpt 5-6 (definition 3)
- No sooner had Villefort left the salon, than he assumed the grave air of a man who holds the balance of life and death in his hands.
Chpt 7-8 (definition 2) *assumed = took on (an appearance)
- Now, in spite of the nobility of his countenance, the command of which, like a finished actor, he had carefully studied before the glass, it was by no means easy for him to assume an air of judicial severity.†
Chpt 7-8 (definition 3)
- " 'I swear, captain,' replied I. " 'Well, as after my death the command devolves on you as mate, assume the command, and bear up for the Island of Elba, disembark at Porto-Ferrajo, ask for the grand-marshal, give him this letter—perhaps they will give you another letter, and charge you with a commission.†
Chpt 7-8 (definition 3)
- They put the stone back in its place; the abbe sprinkled a little dust over it to conceal the traces of its having been removed, rubbed his foot well on it to make it assume the same appearance as the other, and then, going towards his bed, he removed it from the spot it stood in.†
Chpt 17-18 (definition 3)
- It is fair to assume that Dantes was on board a smuggler.†
Chpt 22-23 (definition 3)
- The oval face was lengthened, his smiling mouth had assumed the firm and marked lines which betoken resolution;
Chpt 22-23 (definition 2)assumed = took on or adopted
- He had by degrees assumed such authority over his companions that he was almost like a commander on board; and as his orders were always clear, distinct, and easy of execution, his comrades obeyed him with celerity and pleasure.
Chpt 23-24 (definition 1) *assumed = taken on (power)
- To wait at Monte Cristo for the purpose of watching like a dragon over the almost incalculable riches that had thus fallen into his possession satisfied not the cravings of his heart, which yearned to return to dwell among mankind, and to assume the rank, power, and influence which are always accorded to wealth—that first and greatest of all the forces within the grasp of man.†
Chpt 25-26 (definition 3)
- His naturally dark complexion had assumed a still further shade of brown from the habit the unfortunate man had acquired of stationing himself from morning till eve at the threshold of his door, on the lookout for guests who seldom came, yet there he stood, day after day, exposed to the meridional rays of a burning sun, with no other protection for his head than a red handkerchief twisted around it, after the manner of the Spanish muleteers.
Chpt 25-26 (definition 2)assumed = took on or adopted
- "And like the celebrated sailor whose name you have assumed," he said, by way of changing the conversation, "you pass your life in travelling?"
Chpt 31-32 (definition 2)
- "But," replied Franz, "this ambrosia, no doubt, in passing through mortal hands has lost its heavenly appellation and assumed a human name; in vulgar phrase, what may you term this composition, for which, to tell the truth, I do not feel any particular desire?"
Chpt 31-32 (definition 2)
- It is only by comparing the pains of actual being with the joys of the assumed existence, that you would desire to live no longer, but to dream thus forever.
Chpt 31-32 (definition 3) *assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
- Then the three statues advanced towards him with looks of love, and approached the couch on which he was reposing, their feet hidden in their long white tunics, their throats bare, hair flowing like waves, and assuming attitudes which the gods could not resist, but which saints withstood,
Chpt 31-32 (definition 2)assuming = taking on or adopting
- Whilst Albert proposed this scheme, Signor Pastrini's face assumed an expression impossible to describe.
Chpt 33-34 (definition 2)assumed = took on or adopted
- Cucumetto was a cunning fiend, and had assumed the form of a brigand instead of a serpent, and this look from Teresa showed to him that she was a worthy daughter of Eve, and he returned to the forest, pausing several times on his way, under the pretext of saluting his protectors.
Chpt 33-34 (definition 2)
- The young girl was very pensive, but seeing Luigi so cheerful, she on her part assumed a smiling air, which was natural to her when she was not excited or in a passion.†
Chpt 33-34 (definition 3)
- He had assumed the entire costume of Cucumetto.†
Chpt 33-34 (definition 3)
- The very name assumed by his host of Monte Cristo and again repeated by the landlord of the Hotel de Londres, abundantly proved to him that his island friend was playing his philanthropic part on the shores of Piombino, Civita-Vecchio, Ostia, and Gaeta, as on those of Corsica, Tuscany, and Spain; and further, Franz bethought him of having heard his singular entertainer speak both of Tunis and Palermo, proving thereby how largely his circle of acquaintances extended.†
Chpt 33-34 (definition 3)
- "Which are your windows?" asked he of the count, with as much indifference as he could assume.†
Chpt 35-36 (definition 3)
- When Franz recovered his senses, he saw Albert drinking a glass of water, of which, to judge from his pallor, he stood in great need; and the count, who was assuming his masquerade costume.
Chpt 35-36 (definition 2)assuming = taking on or adopting
- He assumed his costume, and fastened on the mask that scarcely equalled the pallor of his own face.†
Chpt 35-36 (definition 3)
- Scarcely had they entered, when she motioned to Franz to assume the seat of honor.†
Chpt 35-36 (definition 3)
- At the second turn, a bunch of fresh violets, thrown from a carriage filled with harlequins, indicated to Albert that, like himself and his friend, the peasants had changed their costume, also; and whether it was the result of chance, or whether a similar feeling had possessed them both, while he had changed his costume they had assumed his.†
Chpt 35-36 (definition 3)
- I think that the adventure is assuming a very agreeable appearance.
Chpt 35-36 (definition 2)assuming = taking on or adopting
- Just ask yourself, my good fellow, whether there are not many persons of our acquaintance who assume the names of lands and properties they never in their lives were masters of?†
Chpt 37-38 (definition 3)
- Ah, you call yourself Oriental, a Levantine, Maltese, Indian, Chinese; your family name is Monte Cristo; Sinbad the Sailor is your baptismal appellation, and yet the first day you set foot in Paris you instinctively display the greatest virtue, or rather the chief defect, of us eccentric Parisians,—that is, you assume the vices you have not, and conceal the virtues you possess.†
Chpt 39-40 (definition 3)
- "Is it possible?" asked the count, assuming all air and tone of the utmost simplicity and candor.
Chpt 45-46 (definition 2)assuming = taking on or adopting
- Monte Cristo on the contrary, preserved a graceful suavity of demeanor, aided by a certain degree of simplicity he could assume at pleasure, and thus possessed the advantage.†
Chpt 45-46 (definition 3)
- Poor Danglars looked so crest-fallen and discomfited that Monte Cristo assumed a pitying air towards him.†
Chpt 47-48 (definition 3)
- "Sir," said Villefort, in the squeaky tone assumed by magistrates in their oratorical periods, and of which they cannot, or will not, divest themselves in society, "sir, the signal service which you yesterday rendered to my wife and son has made it a duty for me to offer you my thanks.†
Chpt 47-48 (definition 3)
- Thus the count was halfway turned towards his visitor, having his back towards the window, his elbow resting on the geographical chart which furnished the theme of conversation for the moment,—a conversation which assumed, as in the case of the interviews with Danglars and Morcerf, a turn analogous to the persons, if not to the situation.†
Chpt 47-48 (definition 3)
- Yes, we do; you see them whenever God pleases to allow them to assume a material form.†
Chpt 47-48 (definition 3)
- "Allow me to observe, madame," said the count, with that kind tone he could assume so well, "you are really very severe with that dear clever child."†
Chpt 51-52 (definition 3)
- "Ah, well," exclaimed Chateau-Renaud, who because he had seen his thirtieth summer fancied himself duly warranted in assuming a sort of paternal air with his more youthful friend, "you young people are never satisfied; why, what would you have more? your parents have chosen you a bride built on the model of Diana, the huntress, and yet you are not content."
Chpt 53-54 (definition 2)assuming = taking on or adopting
- Some days after this meeting, Albert de Morcerf visited the Count of Monte Cristo at his house in the Champs Elysees, which had already assumed that palace-like appearance which the count's princely fortune enabled him to give even to his most temporary residences.†
Chpt 53-54 (definition 3)
- "Will you be good enough to explain your meaning?" said the major, endeavoring as much as possible to assume an air of the greatest majesty.
Chpt 55-56 (definition 2)assume = take on or adopt
- It would be noble to see Mademoiselle Noirtier de Villefort assuming the title of Madame Franz d'Epinay.
Chpt 59-60 (definition 2)assuming = taking on or adopting
- But the count completely baffled the procureur, and prevented him from discovering anything beneath the never-varying smile he was so constantly in the habit of assuming.
Chpt 59-60 (definition 2)
- But," said Caderousse, again smiling with the disagreeable expression he had before assumed, "you must pay for it—you understand?"†
Chpt 63-64 (definition 3)
- He then took the great-coat with the large collar, which the groom had left behind in the tilbury, and put it on his back; then he took off Cavalcanti's hat, which he placed upon his own head, and finally he assumed the careless attitude of a servant whose master drives himself.†
Chpt 63-64 (definition 3)
- Assuming a dignified air, she turned round to Debray, without answering her husband.
Chpt 65-66 (definition 2)assuming = taking on or adopting
- "Come, come," said Albert, "do not assume so much indifference."
Chpt 67-68 (definition 3)assume = accept as true (without proof)
- "Madame," said Villefort, "you must lay aside these exalted ideas, which almost assume the appearance of madness."
Chpt 71-72 (definition 2)assume = take on or adopt
- The mourning in her heart forbade her assuming this simple ornament, though she had not yet had time to put on the outward semblance of woe.
Chpt 71-72 (definition 2)assuming = taking on or adopting
- The night gradually drew on, and the foliage in the garden assumed a deeper hue.†
Chpt 73-74 (definition 3)
Definitions:
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(1) (assume as in: She assumed power) beginning to take power or responsibility
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(2) (assume as in: She assumed a false identity) to take on (adopt, wear, strike a pose or appearance of) -- often while pretending or disguising
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(3) (assume as in: I assume it's true) to accept something as true without proof