All 50 Uses of
therefore
in
Pride and Prejudice
- But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.†
p. 6.2 *therefore = for that reason
- But if we do not venture somebody else will; and after all, Mrs. Long and her daughters must stand their chance; and, therefore, as she will think it an act of kindness, if you decline the office, I will take it on myself.†
p. 9.3
- They returned, therefore, in good spirits to Longbourn, the village where they lived, and of which they were the principal inhabitants.†
p. 14.4
- She was therefore obliged to seek another branch of the subject, and related, with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration, the shocking rudeness of Mr. Darcy.†
p. 15.5
- They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the first private seminaries in town, had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, were in the habit of spending more than they ought, and of associating with people of rank, and were therefore in every respect entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others.†
p. 17.6
- Miss Bennet was therefore established as a sweet girl, and their brother felt authorized by such commendation to think of her as he chose.†
p. 18.9
- Jane should therefore make the most of every half-hour in which she can command his attention.†
p. 23.4
- Jane was therefore obliged to go on horseback, and her mother attended her to the door with many cheerful prognostics of a bad day.†
p. 31.9
- They insist also on my seeing Mr. Jones—therefore do not be alarmed if you should hear of his having been to me—and, excepting a sore throat and headache, there is not much the matter with me.†
p. 32.4
- She would not listen, therefore, to her daughter's proposal of being carried home; neither did the apothecary, who arrived about the same time, think it at all advisable.†
p. 41.6
- "Whatever I do is done in a hurry," replied he; "and therefore if I should resolve to quit Netherfield, I should probably be off in five minutes.†
p. 42.4
- She was very equal, therefore, to address Mr. Bingley on the subject of the ball, and abruptly reminded him of his promise; adding, that it would be the most shameful thing in the world if he did not keep it.†
p. 45.4
- At least, therefore, I did not assume the character of needless precipitance merely to show off before the ladies.†
p. 48.3
- Mr. Darcy smiled; but Elizabeth thought she could perceive that he was rather offended, and therefore checked her laugh.†
p. 49.9
- I have, therefore, made up my mind to tell you, that I do not want to dance a reel at all—and now despise me if you dare.†
p. 50.9
- Mr. Hurst had therefore nothing to do, but to stretch himself on one of the sofas and go to sleep.†
p. 53.9
- Miss Bingley, however, was incapable of disappointing Mr. Darcy in anything, and persevered therefore in requiring an explanation of his two motives.†
p. 55.6
- Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes, for she was impatient to get home.†
p. 58.2
- "At four o'clock, therefore, we may expect this peace-making gentleman," said Mr. Bennet, as he folded up the letter.†
p. 62.5
- During dinner, Mr. Bennet scarcely spoke at all; but when the servants were withdrawn, he thought it time to have some conversation with his guest, and therefore started a subject in which he expected him to shine, by observing that he seemed very fortunate in his patroness.†
p. 65.1
- In his library he had been always sure of leisure and tranquillity; and though prepared, as he told Elizabeth, to meet with folly and conceit in every other room of the house, he was used to be free from them there; his civility, therefore, was most prompt in inviting Mr. Collins to join his daughters in their walk; and Mr. Collins, being in fact much better fitted for a walker than a reader, was extremely pleased to close his large book, and go.†
p. 70.9
- Allowing for the common demands of the game, Mr. Wickham was therefore at leisure to talk to Elizabeth, and she was very willing to hear him, though what she chiefly wished to hear she could not hope to be told—the history of his acquaintance with Mr. Darcy.†
p. 76.0
- The possibility of his having endured such unkindness, was enough to interest all her tender feelings; and nothing remained therefore to be done, but to think well of them both, to defend the conduct of each, and throw into the account of accident or mistake whatever could not be otherwise explained.†
p. 84.3
- You must therefore allow me to follow the dictates of my conscience on this occasion, which leads me to perform what I look on as a point of duty.†
p. 96.0
- When they sat down to supper, therefore, she considered it a most unlucky perverseness which placed them within one of each other; and deeply was she vexed to find that her mother was talking to that one person (Lady Lucas) freely, openly, and of nothing else but her expectation that Jane would soon be married to Mr. Bingley.†
p. 97.0
- He assured her, that as to dancing, he was perfectly indifferent to it; that his chief object was by delicate attentions to recommend himself to her and that he should therefore make a point of remaining close to her the whole evening.†
p. 100.2
- On that head, therefore, I shall be uniformly silent; and you may assure yourself that no ungenerous reproach shall ever pass my lips when we are married.†
p. 104.7
- I am therefore by no means discouraged by what you have just said, and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long.†
p. 105.0
- This matter may be considered, therefore, as finally settled.†
p. 105.7
- As I must therefore conclude that you are not serious in your rejection of me, I shall choose to attribute it to your wish of increasing my love by suspense, according to the usual practice of elegant females.†
p. 106.5
- If therefore she actually persists in rejecting my suit, perhaps it were better not to force her into accepting me, because if liable to such defects of temper, she could not contribute much to my felicity.†
p. 108.9
- She talked on, therefore, without interruption from any of them, till they were joined by Mr. Collins, who entered the room with an air more stately than usual, and on perceiving whom, she said to the girls, "Now, I do insist upon it, that you, all of you, hold your tongues, and let me and Mr. Collins have a little conversation together."†
p. 111.7
- She resolved to give her the information herself, and therefore charged Mr. Collins, when he returned to Longbourn to dinner, to drop no hint of what had passed before any of the family.†
p. 121.2
- As for Jane, her anxiety under this suspense was, of course, more painful than Elizabeth's, but whatever she felt she was desirous of concealing, and between herself and Elizabeth, therefore, the subject was never alluded to.†
p. 127.3
- This was not very consoling to Mrs. Bennet, and therefore, instead of making any answer, she went on as before.†
p. 128.3
- A little time, therefore—I shall certainly try to get the better.†
p. 132.6
- They had, therefore, many acquaintances in common; and though Wickham had been little there since the death of Darcy's father, it was yet in his power to give her fresher intelligence of her former friends than she had been in the way of procuring.†
p. 140.7
- Mrs. Gardiner's caution to Elizabeth was punctually and kindly given on the first favorable opportunity of speaking to her alone; after honestly telling her what she thought, she thus went on: "You are too sensible a girl, Lizzy, to fall in love merely because you are warned against it; and, therefore, I am not afraid of speaking openly.†
p. 142.2
- All that I can promise you, therefore, is not to be in a hurry.†
p. 143.2
- Promise me, therefore, to come to Hunsford.†
p. 144.1
- I was right, therefore, my last letter had never reached her.†
p. 145.3
- You cannot be more than twenty, I am sure, therefore you need not conceal your age.†
p. 162.9
- It was absolutely necessary, therefore, to think of something, and in this emergence recollecting when she had seen him last in Hertfordshire, and feeling curious to know what he would say on the subject of their hasty departure, she observed: "How very suddenly you all quitted Netherfield last November, Mr. Darcy!†
p. 173.5
- How it could occur a second time, therefore, was very odd!†
p. 178.2
- This was spoken jestingly; but it appeared to her so just a picture of Mr. Darcy, that she would not trust herself with an answer, and therefore, abruptly changing the conversation talked on indifferent matters until they reached the Parsonage.†
p. 181.9
- You must, therefore, pardon the freedom with which I demand your attention; your feelings, I know, will bestow it unwillingly, but I demand it of your justice.†
p. 191.5
- To convince him, therefore, that he had deceived himself, was no very difficult point.†
p. 193.9
- Mr. Wickham is the son of a very respectable man, who had for many years the management of all the Pemberley estates, and whose good conduct in the discharge of his trust naturally inclined my father to be of service to him; and on George Wickham, who was his godson, his kindness was therefore liberally bestowed.†
p. 194.6
- I knew that Mr. Wickham ought not to be a clergyman; the business was therefore soon settled—he resigned all claim to assistance in the church, were it possible that he could ever be in a situation to receive it, and accepted in return three thousand pounds.†
p. 195.6
- Wickham will soon be gone; and therefore it will not signify to anyone here what he really is.†
p. 218.8
Definition:
for that reason (what follows is so because of what was just said)