All 5 Uses of
repast
in
Jane Eyre
- I saw a universal manifestation of discontent when the fumes of the repast met the nostrils of those destined to swallow it; from the van of the procession, the tall girls of the first class, rose the whispered words — "Disgusting!†
Chpt 5
- I generally contrived to reserve a moiety of this bounteous repast for myself; but the remainder I was invariably obliged to part with.†
Chpt 7 *
- It was well I secured this forage, or both she, I, and Sophie, to whom I conveyed a share of our repast, would have run a chance of getting no dinner at all: every one downstairs was too much engaged to think of us.†
Chpt 17
- Do you suppose I eat like an ogre or a ghoul, that you dread being the companion of my repast?†
Chpt 24
- Summoning Mary, I soon had the room in more cheerful order: I prepared him, likewise, a comfortable repast.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(repast) a meal; or the food served at a meal
or:
a meal following a funeral (in some parts of the United States)