Assertion: hindrance | /r/CapableOf | prevent doing
Facets:
value: by informing themselves
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy, by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites, prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance, by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath, how much she admired its buildings and surrounding country, whether she drew, or played, or sang, and whether she was fond of riding on horseback.