Fortunate

Examples

• The man knew her, and might by a fortunate chance see her, or hear of her; that was something, as enlisting one pair of eyes and ears the more. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She is very fortunate in her guardian. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It is fortunate, for you will perhaps be able to post me up. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• By a most fortunate chance his leaving Highbury had been delayed so as to bring him to her assistance at this critical moment. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Gurth accordingly hastened his pace, in order to gain the open common to which the lane led, but was not so fortunate as to accomplish his object. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Fortunate indeed it is for us that he did not escape. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I am certainly the most fortunate creature that ever existed! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• This was the first commencement of my friendship with Adrian, and I must commemorate this day as the most fortunate of my life. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• How fortunate it was that her mother slept! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• With all possible respect both for Mr. Gradgrind and for Mr. Bounderby, I think I perceive that he has not been fortunate in his training. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• His watch and purse were safe, but (less fortunate than Mr. Godfrey) one of the loose papers that he carried about him had been taken away. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• You seem most fortunate in having an employé who comes under the full market price. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Edison was fortunate in being represented by a man with so much address, intimate knowledge of the subject, and powers of explanation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• How they looked beside the mighty lips and powerful fangs of his more fortunate brothers! Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• On my return, I hope to be more fortunate, and if so, I shall certainly do myself the pleasure of sending you a card. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He had been so fortunate as toI forget the precise wordsone has no business to remember them. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The Hudson's Bay company, before their misfortunes in the late war, had been much more fortunate than the Royal African company. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• A Fortunate Accident. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Fortunate indeed it was for us, nor did it take me long to grasp the opportunity for escape which this happy condition offered us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I was not fortunate enough to meet him after he resigned. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• My lot has not been fortunate. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Even in the sick chamber the fortunate Mary was not forgotten. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• It is perhaps fortunate that he is to be away just at this time. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• How fortunate was he who lived in the peace and security of the great forest! Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I am fortunate in finding you here to-night, I said. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• We were so fortunate as to find one, of a very clean and cheap description, over a chandler's shop, only two streets removed from me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Her lot was not a fortunate one. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• His star, too, was fortunate: to develop fully the best of his nature, a companion like you was needed: there you are, ready. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It was quite necessary for us to find some one to take his place, and we were fortunate in hearing of your powers. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• In short, said Caddy cheerily, and not to prose, I am a very fortunate girl and ought to be very grateful. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

Typed by Laverne