Refilling

Use in Literature BetteringI do not see that there is any hint of a Christian being allowed to wish to do, what is called in domestic language 'bettering' himself.–Arthur Christopher Benson in The Upton Letters.I content myself with thinking that Gordon is clever, insinuating, young; and it is a very good chance of bettering himself that you have thrown in his way.–Edward Bulwer-Lytton in Kenelm Chillingly, book 6.I owe to him apparently, also, whatever chance of bettering...
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Use in Literature BetteringI do not see that there is any hint of a Christian being allowed to wish to do, what is called in domestic language 'bettering' himself.–Arthur Christopher Benson in The Upton Letters.I content myself with thinking that Gordon is clever, insinuating, young; and it is a very good chance of bettering himself that you have thrown in his way.–Edward Bulwer-Lytton in Kenelm Chillingly, book 6.I owe to him apparently, also, whatever chance of bettering my prospects may arise from my visit to Laughton.–Edward Bulwer-Lytton in Lucretia, vol 1.John; and, rising, he insisted upon carrying me with him to the rehearsal of a new play, in order, as he said, to dispel my spleen, and prepare me for ripe decision upon the plans to be adopted for bettering my fortune.–Edward Bulwer-Lytton in Devereux, book 3.Another class consists of those who join with the view of bettering their condition, by being exempt from some portion of worldly strife.–John Thomas Codman in Brook Farm.I have attempted to make my poor friend's loss of memory the means of bettering my acquaintance with you.–Wilkie Collins in The Moonstone.I returned from college to spend the long vacation at home, and made some advances toward bettering my acquaintance with young Monkton.–Wilkie Collins in A Rogue's Life.We had a long talk together on the first evening of our meeting; we often saw each other afterward, and never lost a single opportunity of bettering our acquaintance.–Wilkie Collins in The Queen of Hearts.Even, in the last year, she had reached a point of development whereat she began to study seriously her own position in the world's economy, to meditate on a method of bettering it.–Marvin Dana in Within the Law.But a businessmen's association was organized in the city, which interested itself in bettering the agricultural conditions of the county, because the business of the city was very dependent upon the neighboring agriculture.–Arthur W. Dunn in Community Civics and Rural Life.