Both Uses of
remonstrate
in
The House of Mirth
- It seemed to her that she was again descending the staircase from Selden's rooms; and looking down to remonstrate with the dispenser of the soapy flood, she found herself met by a lifted stare which had once before confronted her under similar circumstances.†
Chpt 1.9
- Mrs. Peniston, however, was at the moment inaccessible to remonstrance: since early morning she had been shut up with her maid, going over her furs, a process which formed the culminating episode in the drama of household renovation.†
Chpt 1.9 *
Definition:
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(remonstrate) argue, complain, or criticize