All 7 Uses of
veritable
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Her still overwrought nerves, her excitement and agitation, lent beautiful Marguerite Blakeney much additional charm: escorted by a veritable bevy of men of all ages and of most nationalities, she called forth many exclamations of admiration from everyone as she passed.†
Chpt 12veritable = used for emphasis to introduce a dramatic metaphor
- It all looked so peaceful, so luxurious, and so still, that the keenest observer—a veritable prophet—could never have guessed that, at this present moment, that deserted supper-room was nothing but a trap laid for the capture of the most cunning and audacious plotter those stirring times had ever seen.†
Chpt 14
- The Minister only took final leave of beautiful Lady Blakeney on the top of the stairs; below, on the landing, a veritable army of gallant gentlemen were waiting to bid "Good-bye" to the queen of beauty and fashion, whilst outside, under the massive portico, Sir Percy's magnificent bays were impatient pawing the ground.†
Chpt 15
- His whole attitude was one of intense longing—a veritable prayer for that confidence, which her foolish pride withheld from him.†
Chpt 16 *
- This last time, the escape of the Comtesse de Tournay and her children had been a veritable masterpiece—Blakeney disguised as a hideous old market-woman, in filthy cap and straggling grey locks, was a sight fit to make the gods laugh.†
Chpt 21
- The wind had changed, and was settling down to a comfortable north-westerly breeze—a veritable godsend for a speedy passage across to France.†
Chpt 22
- As soon as he is aware of his danger he will exercise more caution: his ingenuity is a veritable miracle.†
Chpt 23
Definition:
used for emphasis: to describe one thing as almost like another (more intense) thing