Both Uses of
hamper
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- Marilla felt helplessly that all this should be sternly reproved, but she was hampered by the undeniable fact that some of the things Anne had said, especially about the minister's sermons and Mr. Bell's prayers, were what she herself had really thought deep down in her heart for years, but had never given expression to.†
Chpt 11
- And of all the excited performers-elect none was so excited as Anne Shirley, who threw herself into the undertaking heart and soul, hampered as she was by Marilla's disapproval.†
Chpt 24 *
Definition:
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(hamper as in: hampered by) to hinder; i.e., slow down or cause problems for