Both Uses of
aptitude
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "The fact is, count," answered the mother, agreeably flattered, "he has great aptitude, and learns all that is set before him."
Chpt 51-52aptitude = natural ability
- I inquired of you if poisons acted equally, and with the same effect, on men of the North as on men of the South; and you answered me that the cold and sluggish habits of the North did not present the same aptitude as the rich and energetic temperaments of the natives of the South.
Chpt 51-52 *
Definition:
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(aptitude) natural ability