All 17 Uses of
ponder
in
Sons and Lovers
- She waited for his coming home in the evening, and then she unburdened herself of all she had pondered, or of all that had occurred to her during the day.
Chpt 1.6 *pondered = thought about (reflected deeply upon)
- If he brought up his sketch-book, it was she who pondered longest over the last picture.†
Chpt 2.7
- And she, with her little finger in her mouth, would ponder these sayings.†
Chpt 2.7
- "No," she pondered.†
Chpt 2.7
- She walked with a swing, rather heavily, her head bowed forward, pondering.†
Chpt 2.7
- She lifted her head and pondered.†
Chpt 2.7
- She rose slowly, pondering.†
Chpt 2.8
- He pondered a minute.†
Chpt 2.9
- She was nearly always alone, walking, pondering in the wood, reading, studying, dreaming, waiting.†
Chpt 2.9
- His feet swung as he pondered.†
Chpt 2.10
- He pondered over this.†
Chpt 2.10
- She pondered sadly, watching him.†
Chpt 2.11
- She bent her head, pondering.†
Chpt 2.11
- Clara pondered over this for a time.†
Chpt 2.12
- She pondered again.†
Chpt 2.12
- Miriam pondered this.†
Chpt 2.12
- He walked on pondering.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(ponder) to think deeply or carefully about something