Both Uses of
condolence
in
Wuthering Heights
- He told Zillah to give me a glass of brandy, and then passed on to the inner room; while she condoled with me on my sorry predicament, and having obeyed his orders, whereby I was somewhat revived, ushered me to bed.†
Chpt 2 *
- I wasted no condolences on Miss, nor any expostulations on my mistress; nor did I pay much attention to the sighs of my master, who yearned to hear his lady's name, since he might not hear her voice.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(condolence) an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow -- typically in grief over a death in the family