All 7 Uses of
narrative
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- "—And so 'a lost himself quite," continued Mr. Coggan, with an impassive face, implying that a true narrative, like time and tide, must run its course and would respect no man.†
Chpt 7-9
- "Ay," said Joseph, acquiring confidence from the warmth of the fire, the cider, and a perception of the narrative capabilities of the experience alluded to.†
Chpt 7-9
- The maltster being rather short of breath, Mr. Coggan, after absently scrutinising a coal which had fallen among the ashes, took up the narrative, with a private twirl of his eye:— "Well, now, you'd hardly believe it, but that man—our Miss Everdene's father—was one of the ficklest husbands alive, after a while.†
Chpt 7-9
- The further expression of Liddy's concern was continued by aspect instead of narrative.†
Chpt 7-9 *
- Unfortunately the erratic crumb did not improve his narrative powers, and a supplementary hindrance was that of a sneeze, jerking from his pocket his rather large watch, which dangled in front of the young man pendulum-wise.†
Chpt 31-33
- Losing the thread of his narrative at this point simultaneously with his loss of breath, their informant looked up and down the field apparently for some clue to it.†
Chpt 31-33
- To speak like a book I once read, wet weather is the narrative, and fine days are the episodes, of our country's history; now, isn't that true?"†
Chpt 37-39
Definition:
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(narrative as in: Narrative of the Life of...) a story; or related to a story