All 3 Uses of
prosper
in
Lonesome Dove
- They prospered in a small way; there was enough money in their account in San Antonio that they could have considered themselves rich, had that notion interested them.†
Chpt 7-8 *prospered = did well
- Maybe a free whore, too, if he's prospering.†
Chpt 42-43prospering = doing well
- Of course, he had prospered in the horse business, mainly because of the Army trade; he could afford to build her a house.†
Chpt 75-76prospered = did well
Definition:
to do well or to grow stronger