useful

Elizabeth had now but little time for conversation with her sister; for while he was present Jane had no attention to bestow on anyone else: but she found herself considerably useful to both of them, in those hours of separation that must sometimes occur.

That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practise it much.

In the every-day affairs of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so the other comes to be neglected.

“It’d be more to the point if you could say she was a useful little thing,” retorted Marilla, “but I’ll make it my business to see she’s trained to be that.