All 18 Uses of
however
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- Matthew, however, was spared the ordeal of speaking first, for as soon as she concluded that he was coming to her she stood up, grasping with one thin brown hand the handle of a shabby, old-fashioned carpet-bag; the other she held out to him.
Chpt 2 (definition 1)however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- As a matter of fact, however, she had forgotten to turn back the bedclothes.
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- Marilla Makes Up Her Mind Get there they did, however, in due season.
Chpt 6 (definition 1)
- However, I'll do my very best.
Chpt 8 (definition 1) *
- The latter, however, were supplied before Anne reached the main road, for being confronted halfway down the lane with a golden frenzy of wind-stirred buttercups and a glory of wild roses, Anne promptly and liberally garlanded her hat with a heavy wreath of them.
Chpt 11 (definition 1)
- Things went better than Marilla feared, however.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- Anne could run like a deer, however; run she did with the impish result that she overtook the boys at the door and was swept into the schoolhouse among them just as Mr. Phillips was in the act of hanging up his hat.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- As much as she hated Gilbert, however, did she love Diana, with all the love of her passionate little heart, equally intense in its likes and dislikes.
Chpt 15 (definition 1)however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- Later on, however, he expressed them to Mr. and Mrs. Barry.
Chpt 18 (definition 1)
- Anne's consequent humiliation was less than it might have been, however, in view of the concert and the spare-room bed.
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- Oh, Anne, it was Aunt Josephine, however she came to be there.
Chpt 19 (definition 2) *however = in whatever way
- However, I suppose I shall just have to trust to Providence and be careful to put in the flour.
Chpt 21 (definition 1)however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- The cake did rise, however, and came out of the oven as light and feathery as golden foam.
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- Mrs. Allan took a mouthful of hers and a most peculiar expression crossed her face; not a word did she say, however, but steadily ate away at it.
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- Eventually, however, Avonlea school slipped back into its old groove and took up its old interests.
Chpt 26 (definition 1)
- The peddler had certainly spoken the truth when he declared that the dye wouldn't wash off, however his veracity might be impeached in other respects.†
Chpt 27 (definition 1)
- Anne's clipped head made a sensation in school on the following Monday, but to her relief nobody guessed the real reason for it, not even Josie Pye, who, however, did not fail to inform Anne that she looked like a perfect scarecrow.
Chpt 27 (definition 1)however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- He was in waiting for them, with the team, however, when it was all over, and the three girls came merrily out into the calm, white moonshine radiance.
Chpt 33 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (however as in: However, complications may...) though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)
(Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrastand but.)
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(2) (however as in: However you do it, get it done!) in whatever way