All 6 Uses of
comprehend
in
The House of Mirth
- In Lily's set this conduct implied a sympathetic comprehension of her motives, and Mr. Gryce rose in her esteem as she saw the consideration he inspired.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- "At least you can't think worse things of me than you say!" she exclaimed with a trembling laugh; but before he could answer, the flow of comprehension between them was abruptly stayed by the reappearance of Gus Trenor, who advanced with Mr. Rosedale in his wake.†
Chpt 1.8
- But even had the two been in closer contact, it was impossible to think of Mrs. Peniston's mind as offering shelter or comprehension to such misery as Lily's.†
Chpt 1.13
- She sat facing Selden, repeating mechanically: "No, she has never been understood——" and all the while she herself seemed to be sitting in the centre of a great glare of comprehension.†
Chpt 1.14
- But as the minutes passed the need of throwing herself on his comprehension became more urgent: she could not bear the weight of her misery alone.†
Chpt 1.15
- A rapid glance at the stubs of the last cheques, all of which bore the date of the previous day, showed that between four or five hundred dollars of the legacy had been spent in the settlement of bills, while the remaining thousands were comprehended in one cheque, made out, at the same time, to Charles Augustus Trenor.†
Chpt 2.14
Definition:
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(comprehend) to understand something -- especially to understand it completely