All 17 Uses of
hinder
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'I should not allow any one to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it — walk in!'†
p. 1.5 *hinder = slowed down or caused problems for
- 'I shall bid father good-night first,' said Catherine, putting her arms round his neck, before we could hinder her.†
p. 30.6
- 'I did not mean to laugh at you,' she said; 'I could not hinder myself: Heathcliff, shake hands at least!†
p. 37.7
- No law in England can hinder a man from keeping his house decent, and mine's abominable!†
p. 52.5
- What should hinder you from loving them?'†
p. 56.4
- The master directed me to follow; I did, to her chamber-door: she hindered me from going further by securing it against me.†
p. 86.7
- And sliding from the bed before I could hinder her, she crossed the room, walking very uncertainly, threw it back, and bent out, careless of the frosty air that cut about her shoulders as keen as a knife.†
p. 91.8
- I'd warn you when I came, and then you might let me in unobserved, as soon as she was alone, and watch till I departed, your conscience quite calm: you would be hindering mischief.'†
p. 111.7hindering = slowing down or causing problems for
- Nothing hindered me from eating heartily, and I experienced a certain sense of satisfaction and superiority, as, at intervals, I cast a look towards my silent companions, and felt the comfort of a quiet conscience within me.†
p. 130.7hindered = slowed down or caused problems for
- I could not hinder myself from pondering on the question — 'Had he had fair play?'†
p. 135.4
- to try to hinder me from entering.†
p. 157.7
- However I disapproved, I couldn't hinder her: indeed, how could she have refused him herself?†
p. 195.8
- You're in no danger; but if you hinder me — Linton, I love papa better than you!'†
p. 198.6
- There was the will, however, to hinder that, and my loud protestations against any infringement of its directions.†
p. 206.8
- She had cried out, when I carried up her dinner, that she couldn't bear any longer being in the cold; and I told her the master was going to Thrushcross Grange, and Earnshaw and I needn't hinder her from descending; so, as soon as she heard Heathcliff's horse trot off, she made her appearance, donned in black, and her yellow curls combed back behind her ears as plain as a Quaker: she couldn't comb them out.†
p. 214.1
- It was sweet, warm weather — too warm for travelling; but the heat did not hinder me from enjoying the delightful scenery above and below: had I seen it nearer August, I'm sure it would have tempted me to waste a month among its solitudes.†
p. 221.9
- My old enemies have not beaten me; now would be the precise time to revenge myself on their representatives: I could do it; and none could hinder me.†
p. 234.9
Definition:
slow down or cause problems for