All 10 Uses of
constant
in
Northanger Abbey
- How are your various dresses to be remembered, and the particular state of your complexion, and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities, without having constant recourse to a journal?†
Chpt 3 *
- He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches, in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties, in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous day's sport, with the fox-hounds, in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman, and in which the boldness of his riding, though it had never endangered his own life for a moment, had been constantly leading others into difficulties, which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many.†
Chpt 9constantly = in a manner that is unchanging, continuous, or happens repeatedly
- James, who was now in constant attendance, maintained a similar position, and separating themselves from the rest of their party, they walked in that manner for some time, till Catherine began to doubt the happiness of a situation which, confining her entirely to her friend and brother, gave her very little share in the notice of either.†
Chpt 10
- I really believe John has the most constant heart.†
Chpt 16
- I do not think anything would justify me in wishing you to sacrifice all your happiness merely to oblige my brother, because he is my brother, and who perhaps after all, you know, might be just as happy without you, for people seldom know what they would be at, young men especially, they are so amazingly changeable and inconstant.†
Chpt 18inconstant = changing or not reliablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inconstant means not and reverses the meaning of constant. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- Or is her heart constant to him only when unsolicited by anyone else?†
Chpt 19
- A mother would have been a constant friend; her influence would have been beyond all other.†
Chpt 22
- Upon his opinion of her danger, two others were called in the next day, and remained in almost constant attendance for four and twenty hours.†
Chpt 24
- Now she has really got the man she likes, she may be constant.†
Chpt 25
- "Indeed I am afraid she will," replied Henry; "I am afraid she will be very constant, unless a baronet should come in her way; that is Frederick's only chance.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
unchanging, continuous, or happening repeatedly