All 3 Uses of
encumber
in
Mansfield Park
- She is no encumbrance here.†
Chpt 3 *
- That time, however, did gradually come, forwarded by an affection on his side as warm as her own, and much less encumbered by refinement or self-distrust.†
Chpt 24
- "Her uncle, she understood, meant to fetch her; and as her cousin's illness had continued so many weeks without her being thought at all necessary, she must suppose her return would be unwelcome at present, and that she should be felt an encumbrance."†
Chpt 45
Definition:
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(encumber) hinder (make more difficult, or less valuable, hold back, or weigh down)