All 12 Uses of
contrived
in
Wuthering Heights
- By his knack of sermonising and pious discoursing, he contrived to make a great impression on Mr. Earnshaw; and the more feeble the master became, the more influence he gained.†
p. 29.0contrived = unnatural or arranged
- The curate might set as many chapters as he pleased for Catherine to get by heart, and Joseph might thrash Heathcliff till his arm ached; they forgot everything the minute they were together again: at least the minute they had contrived some naughty plan of revenge; and many a time I've cried to myself to watch them growing more reckless daily, and I not daring to speak a syllable, for fear of losing the small power I still retained over the unfriended creatures.†
p. 32.5
- He had reached the age of sixteen then, I think, and without having bad features, or being deficient in intellect, he contrived to convey an impression of inward and outward repulsiveness that his present aspect retains no traces of.†
p. 47.9
- He always contrives to be sick at the least cross!†
p. 70.8 *contrives = arranges -- especially in an unnatural way
- I want to ask you two questions: the first is, — How did you contrive to preserve the common sympathies of human nature when you resided here?†
p. 99.3contrive = arrange
- It is strong enough to make me feel pretty certain that he would not chase me over England, supposing I contrived a clear escape; and therefore I must get quite away.†
p. 125.4contrived = unnatural or arranged
- The summer shone in full prime; and she took such a taste for this solitary rambling that she often contrived to remain out from breakfast till tea; and then the evenings were spent in recounting her fanciful tales.†
p. 139.5
- Don't mind Mrs. Dean's cruel cautions; but be generous, and contrive to see him.†
p. 170.7contrive = arrange
- Then he bid us go upstairs, through the kitchen, to Zillah's chamber; and I whispered my companion to obey: perhaps we might contrive to get through the window there, or into a garret, and out by its skylight.†
p. 200.9
- Her accomplice suffered for his share in the escape, notwithstanding his timid contrivances.†
p. 207.2
- 'How do you contrive to live here without them?†
p. 218.1contrive = arrange
- Earnshaw was not to be civilized with a wish, and my young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience; but both their minds tending to the same point — one loving and desiring to esteem, and the other loving and desiring to be esteemed — they contrived in the end to reach it.†
p. 229.9contrived = unnatural or arranged
Definition:
unnatural seeming (due to careful planning)
or more rarely:
arranged (that something should happen)
or more rarely:
arranged (that something should happen)