All 8 Uses of
consequence
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version
- A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful.†
Chpt 1
- They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
Chpt 1 *consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- I have promised to dine at White's, but it is only with an old friend, so I can send him a wire to say that I am ill, or that I am prevented from coming in consequence of a subsequent engagement.†
Chpt 2
- Besides, I always deal with Dartmoor's tradesmen, and consequently they never bother me.
Chpt 3consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- The consequence is that he has nothing left for life but his prejudices, his principles, and his common-sense.†
Chpt 4
- Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are.
Chpt 4consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- And, yet, who, that knew anything about Life, would surrender the chance of remaining always young, however fantastic that chance might be, or with what fateful consequences it might be fraught?†
Chpt 8
- There has not been a scandal in the neighbourhood since the time of Queen Elizabeth, and consequently they all fall asleep after dinner.
Chpt 15consequently = resultantly (as a result)
Definition:
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(consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)