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Definition
connected
in various senses, including:
- a person related by blood or marriage — as in "The hospital won't let me visit her because I'm not a relative."
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping — "The closest relative of the dog is the gray wolf."
- Give my letter to Helen, and say whatever you feel yourself, but do keep clear of the relatives.Chapter 2 (79% in)
- So she stopped, or rather began to fool on other subjects, until her long-suffering relatives drove her upstairs.Chapter 8 (18% in)
- When they told him of their search, he only chaffed Tibby and the Schlegels generally, and declared that it was "just like Helen" to lead her relatives a dance.Chapter 34 (60% in)
- Leonard realised that they need never starve, because it would be too painful for his relatives.Chapter 41 (25% in)
There are no more uses of "relative" in Howards End.
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