Both Uses of
ebb
in
Jane Eyre
- His changes of mood did not offend me, because I saw that I had nothing to do with their alternation; the ebb and flow depended on causes quite disconnected with me.†
Chpt 14
- One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment.†
Chpt 34 *
Definition:
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(ebb) decline -- typically gradually as with the height of the tide