All 22 Uses of
apparent
in
The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Whether this apparent cause were the real cause, or whether it were an assumed one to escape an intercourse that would have been irksome to him, nobody but himself could have said precisely; but his taciturnity was unbroken, and the woman enjoyed no society whatever from his presence.†
Chpt 1
- The effect of it was soon apparent in his manner, and his wife but too sadly perceived that in strenuously steering off the rocks of the licensed liquor-tent she had only got into maelstrom depths here amongst the smugglers.†
Chpt 1
- The difference between the peacefulness of inferior nature and the wilful hostilities of mankind was very apparent at this place.†
Chpt 1
- The perplexing nature of the undertaking became apparent soon enough.†
Chpt 2
- The Scotchman, as he seemed to be, thanked him, and strolled on in the direction of the Three Mariners aforesaid, apparently more concerned about the question of an inn than about the fate of his note, now that the momentary impulse of writing it was over.†
Chpt 6
- The meaning of this was soon apparent.†
Chpt 7
- A general sense of regret, in which Elizabeth-Jane shared not least, made itself apparent in the company.†
Chpt 8
- Bees and butterflies in the cornfields at the top of the town, who desired to get to the meads at the bottom, took no circuitous course, but flew straight down High Street without any apparent consciousness that they were traversing strange latitudes.†
Chpt 9
- Chicanery, subterfuge, had hardly a place in the streets of this honest borough to all appearance; and it was said that the lawyers in the Court House hard by occasionally threw in strong arguments for the other side out of pure generosity (though apparently by mischance) when advancing their own.†
Chpt 9
- He's engaged just now," said the young man, apparently not recognizing her as the girl at the inn.†
Chpt 9
- Standing in the middle of the arena at that time there by degrees became apparent its real vastness, which a cursory view from the summit at noon-day was apt to obscure.†
Chpt 11
- Thus she could not account for this interest by her own attractiveness, and she decided that it might be apparent only—a way of turning his eyes that Mr. Farfrae had.
Chpt 14 *apparent = appearing true, but not necessarily so
- Henchard went home, apparently satisfied.†
Chpt 16
- As requested, he sealed up Lucetta's letters, and put the parcel aside till the day she had appointed; this plan of returning them by hand being apparently a little ruse of the young lady for exchanging a word or two with him on past times.†
Chpt 18
- That her absence, rather than her services or instruction, was in request, had been readily apparent to Elizabeth-Jane, simple as she seemed, and difficult as it was to attribute a motive for the desire.†
Chpt 22
- A murmur apparently came from Henchard's lips in which she detected the words, "You refused to see me!" reproachfully addressed to Lucetta.†
Chpt 24
- The next phase of the supersession of Henchard in Lucetta's heart was an experiment in calling on her performed by Farfrae with some apparent trepidation.†
Chpt 25
- Henchard had backed bad weather, and apparently lost.†
Chpt 26
- "I must go rather a long way back," said Lucetta, the difficulty of explaining herself satisfactorily to the pondering one beside her growing more apparent at each syllable.†
Chpt 30
- Apparently surprised at the kind of company which confronted him through the kitchen door, he at once abandoned his idea of putting up at the house; but taking the situation lightly, he called for glasses of the best, paid for them as he stood in the passage, and turned to proceed on his way by the front door.†
Chpt 36
- It now became apparent that the direction of his journey was Weydon Priors, which he reached on the afternoon of the sixth day.†
Chpt 44
- He had apparently sunk into the earth on leaving Mr. and Mrs. Farfrae's door.†
Chpt 45
Definition:
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(apparent) clear or obvious; or appearing as such but not necessarily so