All 4 Uses of
admonition
in
David Copperfield
- On whose judgement,' said my aunt, with emphasis, as an admonition to Mr. Dick, who was biting his forefinger and looking rather foolish, 'I rely.'†
Chpt 13-15 *
- I was greatly elated by these orders; but my heart smote me for my selfishness, when I witnessed their effect on Mr. Dick, who was so low-spirited at the prospect of our separation, and played so ill in consequence, that my aunt, after giving him several admonitory raps on the knuckles with her dice-box, shut up the board, and declined to play with him any more.†
Chpt 13-15
- I promised, as well as I could, that I would not abuse her kindness or forget her admonition.†
Chpt 13-15
- I heard so much of Twenty Seven, of his pious admonitions to everybody around him, and of the beautiful letters he constantly wrote to his mother (whom he seemed to consider in a very bad way), that I became quite impatient to see him.†
Chpt 61-62
Definition:
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(admonition) a warning or bit of advice -- such as "Don't drink and drive."