All 5 Uses of
protégé
in
Middlemarch
- "I am quite pleased with your protege," she said to Mr. Brooke before going away.†
Chpt 1 *
- "My protege?†
Chpt 1
- he is not my protege, you know; only I knew an uncle of his who sent me a letter about him.†
Chpt 1
- Apropos of the "Pioneer"——somebody had prophesied that it would soon be like a dying dolphin, and turn all colors for want of knowing how to help itself, because Mr. Brooke's protege, the brilliant young Ladislaw, was gone or going.†
Chpt 6
- That house was never dull, Mr. Farebrother, like another White of Selborne, having continually something new to tell of his inarticulate guests and proteges, whom he was teaching the boys not to torment; and he had just set up a pair of beautiful goats to be pets of the village in general, and to walk at large as sacred animals.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(protégé) someone who receives help in their career from a more experienced or influential mentor or patron