All 6 Uses of
resolute
in
Emma
- Harriet did think him all perfection, and maintained the non-existence of any body equal to him in person or goodness—and did, in truth, prove herself more resolutely in love than Emma had foreseen; but yet it appeared to her so natural, so inevitable to strive against an inclination of that sort unrequited, that she could not comprehend its continuing very long in equal force.†
Chpt 1.17-18
- A man who felt rightly would say at once, simply and resolutely, to Mrs. Churchill— 'Every sacrifice of mere pleasure you will always find me ready to make to your convenience; but I must go and see my father immediately.†
Chpt 1.17-18 *
- So began Miss Bates; and Mr. Knightley seemed determined to be heard in his turn, for most resolutely and commandingly did he say, "How is your niece, Miss Bates?†
Chpt 2.9-10
- She suspected that it had; that it would not have been so resolutely encountered but in full expectation of hearing from some one very dear, and that it had not been in vain.†
Chpt 2.15-16
- She was immediately up, and wanting to quit the table; but so many were also moving, that she could not get away; and Mr. Knightley thought he saw another collection of letters anxiously pushed towards her, and resolutely swept away by her unexamined.†
Chpt 3.5-6
- "Harriet!" cried Emma, collecting herself resolutely—"Let us understand each other now, without the possibility of farther mistake.†
Chpt 3.11-12
Definition:
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(resolute) firm in purpose or belief