All 10 Uses of
moreover
in
Ben Hur
- Moreover, the enumeration for which he was coming might be the work of weeks or months; Roman deputies in the provinces were proverbially slow; and to impose himself and wife for a period so uncertain upon acquaintances or relations was out of the question.†
Chpt 1.9
- To the Jew of that period, moreover, abode in caverns was a familiar idea, made so by every-day occurrences, and by what he heard of Sabbaths in the synagogues.†
Chpt 1.9 *
- Here and there, moreover, the structures fell into what appeared low colonnades, permitting the passage of such winds as chanced to blow, and allowing other parts of the house to be seen, the better to realize its magnitude and beauty.†
Chpt 2.2
- He belonged, moreover, to a race whose laws, modes, and habits of thought forbade satire and humor; very naturally, therefore, he listened to his friend with varying feelings; one moment indignant, then uncertain how to take him.†
Chpt 2.2
- In this quarter, moreover, there was everywhere observable a scrupulous neatness, which, allowing no dust in the angles, not even a yellow leaf upon a shrub, contributed quite as much as anything else to the delightful general effect; insomuch that a visitor, breathing the sweet air, knew, in advance of introduction, the refinement of the family he was about calling upon.†
Chpt 2.3
- In the old time, moreover, there was a gateway in the wall at a certain point fronting the sea—an empty gateway forming the outlet of a street which, after the exit, stretched itself, in the form of a broad mole, out many stadia into the waves.†
Chpt 3.1
- Moreover, seeing as God giveth me to know, the ends I dream of are to be wrought by fair means alone.†
Chpt 3.6
- Under this inclination, moreover, there was a hope which he could not forego.†
Chpt 6.3
- He seemed, moreover, to have eyes for each combat of his friends, and the faculty of being at the right moment exactly where he was most needed.†
Chpt 6.6
- In Ben-Hur's case, moreover, there was a compensation; for presently he exclaimed aloud, "Praised be the Lord God that the woman took not a more lasting hold on me!†
Chpt 8.7
Definition:
in addition to what has just been said