Both Uses of
conducive
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- When I had arrived at this point and had become as well acquainted with the theory and practice of natural philosophy as depended on the lessons of any of the professors at Ingolstadt, my residence there being no longer conducive to my improvements, I thought of returning to my friends and my native town, when an incident happened that protracted my stay.†
p. 52.3 *conducive = contributing (to a result)
- I resolved, therefore, that if my immediate union with my cousin would conduce either to hers or my father's happiness, my adversary's designs against my life should not retard it a single hour.†
p. 193.7conduce = contribute (to a result)
Definition:
helpful; or tending to contribute (to something)