verb /əbˈteɪn/
And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe?
b) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.
Julia was quite as eager for novelty and pleasure as Maria, though she might not have struggled through so much to obtain them, and could better bear a subordinate situation.
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