All 4 Uses of
accommodate
in
Mansfield Park
- To anything like a permanence of abode, or limitation of society, Henry Crawford had, unluckily, a great dislike: he could not accommodate his sister in an article of such importance; but he escorted her, with the utmost kindness, into Northamptonshire, and as readily engaged to fetch her away again, at half an hour's notice, whenever she were weary of the place.
Chpt 4 (definition 1) *accommodate = help
- And Edmund, silenced, was obliged to acknowledge that the charm of acting might well carry fascination to the mind of genius; and with the ingenuity of love, to dwell more on the obliging, accommodating purport of the message than on anything else.
Chpt 13 (definition 1)accommodating = helpful
- The room had then become useless, and for some time was quite deserted, except by Fanny, when she visited her plants, or wanted one of the books, which she was still glad to keep there, from the deficiency of space and accommodation in her little chamber above: but gradually, as her value for the comforts of it increased, she had added to her possessions, and spent more of her time there; and having nothing to oppose her, had so naturally and so artlessly worked herself into it, that…
Chpt 16 (definition 2)accommodation = provision
- …in spite of all Dr. Grant's very great kindness, it was impossible for him and his horses to be accommodated where they now were without material inconvenience;
Chpt 25 (definition 2) *accommodated = provided for
Definitions:
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(1) (accommodate as in: moved to accommodate her) adjust something to provide for a need; or help
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(2) (accommodate as in: the room can accommodate four) provide (or have the ability to provide) for something desired or needed