All 5 Uses of
covet
in
Jane Eyre
- I liked the hush, the gloom, the quaintness of these retreats in the day; but I by no means coveted a night's repose on one of those wide and heavy beds: shut in, some of them, with doors of oak; shaded, others, with wrought old English hangings crusted with thick work, portraying effigies of strange flowers, and stranger birds, and strangest human beings, — all which would have looked strange, indeed, by the pallid gleam of moonlight.†
p. 125.4coveted = strongly wanted
- Nothing ever rode the Gytrash: it was always alone; and goblins, to my notions, though they might tenant the dumb carcasses of beasts, could scarce covet shelter in the commonplace human form.†
p. 133.1covet = strongly desire
- Sir, you have now given me my 'cadeau;' I am obliged to you: it is the meed teachers most covet — praise of their pupils' progress.†
p. 143.3 *
- I coveted a cake of bread.†
p. 374.9coveted = strongly wanted
- He continued to gaze at the picture: the longer he looked, the firmer he held it, the more he seemed to covet it.†
p. 429.1covet = strongly desire
Definition:
to strongly want (something--especially something that belongs to another)