It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
How good it was in you, my dear Mr. Bennet!
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Well, how pleased I am! and it is such a good joke, too, that you should have gone this morning and never said a word about it till now.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“Good!” said Holmes. “Excellent!”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
I dare say Mr. Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls; though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
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Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
— of a favorable character or tendency
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Macmillan
— of a high quality or standard
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Other Word Forms
best
better
Usage
68 uses of ‘good’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle