Garth
[gɑːθ]
Definition
(n.) A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; as, a cloister garth.
(n.) A dam or weir for catching fish.
(n.) A hoop or band.
Typed by Humphrey
Definition
n. an enclosure or yard: a garden: a weir in a river for catching fish.
Edited by Alexander
Examples
- And now uncle is abroad, you and Mr. Garth can have it all your own way; and I am sure James does everything you tell him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The power of admonition which had begun to stir in Mrs. Garth had not yet discharged itself. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Then I am easy, said Mr. Garth, taking up his hat. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You are a conscientious man, Mr. Garth--a man, I trust, who feels himself accountable to God. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And I must say I think Mary Garth a dreadful plain girl--more fit for a governess. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I put good manners first, and Miss Garth will know how to conduct herself in any station. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Fred thought it might be well to suggest these masculine examples to Mrs. Garth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I think, there is hardly anything honest that his family would object to more, said Mrs. Garth, decidedly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Very well, Mr. Garth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mrs. Garth felt a severe twinge at this mention of her husband, the fear that Caleb might think her in the wrong not being easily endurable. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But Mrs. Garth's eyes were now drawn towards her husband, who was already deep in the letter he was reading. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Yes, ultimately, said Mrs. Garth, who having a special dislike to fine words on ugly occasions, could not now repress an epigram. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mary Garth had before this been getting ready to go home with her father. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But in that smiling glance she was obliged to include Mary Garth, whom the three girls had got into a corner to make her tell them stories. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But Mr. Garth was already relenting. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mrs. Garth was obliged to interfere, the other young ones came up and the tete-a-tete with Fred was ended. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- When Mr. and Mrs. Garth were sitting alone, Caleb said, Susan, guess what I'm thinking of. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I am disappointed in Fred Vincy, said Mrs. Garth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And here you have been so happy going all about Tipton with Mr. Garth into the worst backyards. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Garth would take no important step without consulting Susan, but it must be confessed that before he reached home he had taken his resolution. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Miss Garth hears me, and is welcome to tell again. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- There was an evident change in Mrs. Garth's face, but it was like a change below the surface of water which remains smooth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mrs. Garth had not again looked at Fred, and was not in the least calculating what words she should use to cut him the most effectively. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I am come to tell you and Mrs. Garth that I can't keep my word. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He had longed not only to be set free from his uncle, but also to find Mary Garth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mary Garth can bear being at Stone Court, because she likes that better than being a governess, said Rosamond, folding up her work. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Pray come too, Miss Garth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mrs. Garth could not speak immediately. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Caleb likes taking trouble: he is one of those men who always do more than any one would have thought of asking them to do, answered Mrs. Garth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- To teach you to speak and write correctly, so that you can be understood, said Mrs. Garth, with severe precision. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Edited by Alexander