All 7 Uses
hinder
in
Silas Marner
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- The money was taken in the night last past, and no man was with our departed brother but you, for William Dane declares to us that he was hindered by sudden sickness from going to take his place as usual, and you yourself said that he had not come; and, moreover, you neglected the dead body.†
Chpt 1.1hindered = slowed down or caused problems for
- "If Master Dowlas wants to know the truth on it," said Mr. Macey, with a sarcastic smile, tapping his thumbs together, "he's no call to lay any bet—let him go and stan' by himself—there's nobody 'ull hinder him; and then he can let the parish'ners know if they're wrong."†
Chpt 1.6 *
- I came back as soon as I could, to hinder anybody's telling you but me.†
Chpt 2.18
- But I came back to tell you: there was no hindering it; you must know.†
Chpt 2.18hindering = slowing down or causing problems for
- I'll hinder nothing.†
Chpt 2.19hinder = slowed down or caused problems for
- You were hard done by that once, Master Marner, and it seems as you'll never know the rights of it; but that doesn't hinder there being a rights, Master Marner, for all it's dark to you and me.†
Chpt 2.21
- "No," said Silas, "no; that doesn't hinder.†
Chpt 2.21
Definitions:
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(1)
(hinder as in: hindered by) slow down or cause problems for
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)