All 6 Uses of
consequence
in
Story of My Life
- I was strong, active, indifferent to consequences.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- Consequently, in nearly all that I write, I produce something which very much resembles the crazy patchwork I used to make when I first learned to sew.
Chpt 14 (definition 1)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- Consequently my work was painfully slow, and I had to read the examples over and over before I could form any idea of what I was required to do.
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- Consequently I need more time to prepare my lessons than other girls.
Chpt 20 (definition 1)
- I must have read parts of many books (in those early days I think I never read any one book through) and a great deal of poetry in this uncomprehending way, until I discovered "Little Lord Fauntleroy," which was the first book of any consequence I read understandingly.
Chpt 21 (definition 2) *consequence = importance
- I was familiar with the story of Troy before I read it in the original, and consequently I had little difficulty in...
Chpt 21 (definition 1) *consequently = resultantly (as a result)
Definitions:
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(1) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
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(2) (consequence as in: of little consequence) importance or relevance