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resulting from God's intervention or plan; or lucky — especially with regard to when something happened
- Yet may we shelter ourselves in the infinite goodness of Providence, which would not forever punish the innocent beyond that third or fourth generation which is threatened in Holy Writ.Chapter 2 — The Curse of the Baskervilles (43% in)
- To that Providence, my sons, I hereby commend you, and I counsel you by way of caution to forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted.Chapter 2 — The Curse of the Baskervilles (44% in)
There are no more uses of "providence" in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
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