All 3 Uses of
stationary
in
Hard Times
- I couldn't altogether make out why, myself, as we were not stationary here, being but comers and goers anywhere.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- Young Thomas and Sissy being both at such a stage of their working up, these changes were effected in a year or two; while Mr. Gradgrind himself seemed stationary in his course, and underwent no alteration.†
Chpt 1.14
- Mr. Bounderby had taken possession of a house and grounds, about fifteen miles from the town, and accessible within a mile or two, by a railway striding on many arches over a wild country, undermined by deserted coal-shafts, and spotted at night by fires and black shapes of stationary engines at pits' mouths.†
Chpt 2.7
Definition:
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(stationary) standing still; or not capable of being movededitor's notes: Stationary is commonly confused with stationery; i.e., paper for writing letters. The words are pronounced identically, so be sure to note the spelling. It might help to remember which is which, by thinking "First sit still; then write."