Both Uses of
vacate
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The girl on the summit of the load sat motionless, surrounded by tables and chairs with their legs upwards, backed by an oak settle, and ornamented in front by pots of geraniums, myrtles, and cactuses, together with a caged canary—all probably from the windows of the house just vacated.†
Chpt 1-3
- Looking into the chamber of death she had vacated they saw by the light of the candles which were on the drawers a tall straight shape lying at the further end of the bedroom, wrapped in white.†
Chpt 52-54 *
Definition:
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(vacate as in: vacate the building) to leave a place, job or position previously occupied