All 7 Uses of
destitute
in
Jane Eyre
- I acknowledged no natural claim on Adele's part to be supported by me, nor do I now acknowledge any, for I am not her father; but hearing that she was quite destitute, I e'en took the poor thing out of the slime and mud of Paris, and transplanted it here, to grow up clean in the wholesome soil of an English country garden.†
Chpt 15 *
- At this moment I discover that I forgot to take my parcel out of the pocket of the coach, where I had placed it for safety; there it remains, there it must remain; and now, I am absolutely destitute.†
Chpt 28
- I could hardly tell how men and women in extremities of destitution proceeded.†
Chpt 28
- Some of the best people that ever lived have been as destitute as I am; and if you are a Christian, you ought not to consider poverty a crime.†
Chpt 29
- To this neighbourhood, then, I came, quite destitute.†
Chpt 29
- Show me how to work, or how to seek work: that is all I now ask; then let me go, if it be but to the meanest cottage; but till then, allow me to stay here: I dread another essay of the horrors of homeless destitution.†
Chpt 29
- What could my darling do, I asked, left destitute and penniless?†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(destitute) extremely poor; or lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
The expression "destitute of" means: lacking