Both Uses of
remnant
in
Jane Eyre
- Jane, I approached the verge of despair; a remnant of self-respect was all that intervened between me and the gulf.†
Chpt 27 *
- I had one morsel of bread yet: the remnant of a roll I had bought in a town we passed through at noon with a stray penny — my last coin.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(remnant) a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth