Word Analysis
"carry" in the Big Book
10
occurrences in 10 passages
By Chapter
Ch. 1: Bill's Story1
Ch. 5: How It Works2
Ch. 6: Into Action2
Ch. 7: Working with Others2
Ch. 8: To Wives2
Ch. 9: The Family Afterward1
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Chapter 1: Bill's Story(1 passage)
With a certain satisfaction I reflected there was enough gin concealed about the house to carry me through that night and the next day.
Chapter 1: Bill's Story · Page 8Read in PDF →
Chapter 5: How It Works(2 passages)
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 59Read in PDF →
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 60Read in PDF →
Chapter 6: Into Action(2 passages)
We may kill a future opportunity to carry a beneficial message.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 77Read in PDF →
Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 85Read in PDF →
Chapter 7: Working with Others(2 passages)
This is our twelfth suggestion: Carry this message to other alcoholics!
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 89Read in PDF →
We often need it to carry green recruits through a severe hangover.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 102Read in PDF →
Chapter 8: To Wives(2 passages)
Often you must carry the burden of avoiding them or keeping them under control.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 117Read in PDF →
We women carry with us a picture of the ideal man, the sort of chap we would like our husbands to be.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 118Read in PDF →
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward(1 passage)
We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the world’s troubles on our shoulders.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 132Read in PDF →