Both Uses of
establish
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Now and then that sort of enthusiasm finds a far-echoing voice that comes from an experience springing out of the deepest need; and it was by being brought within the long lingering vibrations of such a voice that Maggie, with her girl's face and unnoted sorrows, found an effort and a hope that helped her through years of loneliness, making out a faith for herself without the aid of established authorities and appointed guides; for they were not at hand, and her need was pressing.
Chpt 4.3 *established = proven
- In fact, poor Maggie, with all her inward consciousness of a painful past and her presentiment of a troublous future, was on the way to become an object of some envy,—a topic of discussion in the newly established billiard-room, and between fair friends who had no secrets from each other on the subject of trimmings.†
Chpt 6.6 *
Definitions:
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(establish as in: establish that there is a need) show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)
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(establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place