All 32 Uses
venerable
in
The Prairie, by Cooper
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- This adventurous and venerable patriarch was now seen making his last remove; placing the "endless river" between him and the multitude his own success had drawn around him, and seeking for the renewal of enjoyments which were rendered worthless in his eyes, when trammelled by the forms of human institutions.†
Chpt 1venerable = respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
- This venerable and hardy pioneer of civilisation emigrated to an estate three hundred miles west of the Mississippi, in his ninety-second year, because he found a population of ten to the square mile, inconveniently crowded!†
Chpt 1
- The hive has remained stationary, and they who flutter around the venerable straw are wont to claim the empty distinction of antiquity, regardless alike of the frailty of their tenement and of the enjoyments of the numerous and vigorous swarms that are culling the fresher sweets of a virgin world.†
Chpt 6
- Pardon me, venerable venator; as classification is the very soul of the natural sciences, the animal or vegetable must, of necessity, be characterised by the peculiarities of its species, which is always indicated by the name—†
Chpt 7
- "Cut more into the heart of it, lad," said the trapper, for it was the venerable inhabitant of those vast wastes, who had served the bee-hunter with the banquet in question; "cut more into the centre of the piece; there you will find the genuine riches of natur'; and that without need from spices, or any of your biting mustard to give it a foreign relish."†
Chpt 9
- "Venerable hunter," returned the Doctor, for it was no other than the naturalist on one of his daily exploring expeditions, "I rejoice greatly at this happy meeting; we are lovers of the same pursuits, and should be friends."†
Chpt 9
- Venerable hunter!†
Chpt 9
- I have watched the habits of the animal, young man; and can fearlessly pronounce, by evidence that would be thrown away on ordinary observers, that it is of vast dimensions, inactive, possibly torpid, of voracious appetite, and, as it now appears by the direct testimony of this venerable hunter, ferocious and carnivorous!†
Chpt 9
- The lip of the youth slightly curled, and he regarded the old man with an expression, which might easily have been construed into a declaration that such were not his own recollections of his venerable and revered ancestor, though it would seem he did not think it necessary to say as much in words.†
Chpt 10
- But why do I find you, venerable and excellent friend of my parents, in these wastes, so far from the comforts and safety of the lower country?†
Chpt 10 *
- In consequence of these demonstrations, on the part of the venerable priest, it came to be whispered among the faithful, and finally it was adopted, as part of the parish creed, that Inez had been translated to heaven.†
Chpt 15
- The venerable hound had risen, and was scenting the fresh breeze which continued to sweep heavily over the prairie.†
Chpt 16
- Venerable trapper, our communications have a recent origin, or thy interrogatory might have a tendency to embroil us in angry disputation.†
Chpt 17
- Venerable venator, this is a method of reasoning which sets at nought the uses of definitions, and such as I do assure you is not at all tolerated in the schools.†
Chpt 17
- Propound the latter question to this Indian gentleman, venerable hunter; he is of a reddish tint himself, and his opinion may be said to make us masters of the two sides of the disputed point.†
Chpt 18
- How would it trouble thy spirit, venerable venator, to separate, in such an untimely manner, from your faithful hound?†
Chpt 19
- Leave me, venerable venator, to the council of my own thoughts, and when my plans are properly classed, I will advise you of my resolutions.†
Chpt 21
- "Venerable venator!" exclaimed the alarmed Obed; "I conjure you by all the secret sympathies of our common nature, by all the hidden—"†
Chpt 22
- "Venerable venator," resumed the naturalist, clearing his throat, like one who was much in earnest, "let us discuss understandingly and in amity.†
Chpt 22
- Nay, venerable hunter, still am I not comprehended.†
Chpt 22
- Perhaps I have conceded too much, in saying that this hemisphere is literally as old in its formation, as that which embraces the venerable quarters of Europe, Asia, and Africa.†
Chpt 22
- There are certain physical defects, venerable trapper, in which I am always ready to admit great and happy alterations might be suggested.†
Chpt 22
- Aroused by the question of his companion, he turned to his equally calm though differently occupied associate, the trapper, demanding, with the most provoking insensibility to the urgent nature of their situation— "Venerable hunter, you have often witnessed similar prismatic experiments—" He was rudely interrupted by Paul, who struck the tablets from his hands, with a violence that betrayed the utter intellectual confusion which had overset the equanimity of his mind.†
Chpt 23
- "An inestimable advantage have you then enjoyed, venerable venator!" observed the attentive naturalist.†
Chpt 23
- "Venerable venator," he said, mournfully, "this is a most unscientific bark.†
Chpt 24
- This tub, venerable hunter, will never reach the opposite shore in safety.†
Chpt 24
- Venerable trapper, this expedient, in which you would repose your safety, is, in the annals of regular inventions, what a lusus naturae may be termed in the lists of natural history—a monster!†
Chpt 24
- "Halt!" exclaimed the Doctor, when the alarming proposal reached his ears; "venerable hunter, it would seem, that on the contrary, many days should be passed in industrious flight."†
Chpt 24
- "Venerable venator, or hunter, or trapper," said the disconsolate Obed, "I rejoice greatly in meeting thee again.†
Chpt 27
- "I believe, venerable hunter," he replied, "considering the question in all its bearings, and assuming that your theory is just, it will be the safest to conclude that I am not prepared to make so hasty a departure, and that measures of precaution should be, forthwith, resorted to."†
Chpt 27
- "Venerable trapper, or, as I may now say, liberator," commenced the dolorous Obed, "it would seem, that a fitting time has at length arrived to dissever the unnatural and altogether irregular connection, which exists between my inferior members and the body of Asinus.†
Chpt 29
- "Venerable venator," said Dr. Battius; "there are obligations, which every man owes to society and to human nature.†
Chpt 33
Definitions:
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(1)
(venerable) respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, venerable can be used as a specific religious title whose exact meaning depends upon the religious denomination, but when given, is only to a small number or people who are exceptionally respected and admired.