All 6 Uses of
consequence
in
Washington Square
- She was not absolutely veracious; but this defect was of no great consequence, for she had never had anything to conceal.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *
- She wondered what she ought to say, and what would be the consequences of her saying nothing.†
Chpt 4 (definition 2) *
- The consequences at present were very agreeable.†
Chpt 4 (definition 2)
- There is nothing against you but an accident, if you will; but with my thirty years' medical practice, I have seen that accidents may have far-reaching consequences."†
Chpt 12 (definition 2)
- It could only have been at the prompting of such a sentiment that he presently mentioned to her that the course recommended by Mrs. Penniman was an immediate union, regardless of consequences.†
Chpt 20 (definition 2)
- I have passed, in consequence, into the exasperated stage.†
Chpt 27 (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)