Both Uses of
successor
in
Great Expectations
- But, he was particular in stipulating that if I were not received with cordiality, or if I were not encouraged to repeat my visit as a visit which had no ulterior object but was simply one of gratitude for a favor received, then this experimental trip should have no successor.†
Chpt 15
- There were four little girls, and two little boys, besides the baby who might have been either, and the baby's next successor who was as yet neither.†
Chpt 23 *
Definition:
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(successor) replacement -- typically a person who takes the job of another person, but it can also be a thing that replaces something else