All 3 Uses of
calamity
in
Jane Eyre
- In wandering round the shattered walls and through the devastated interior, I gathered evidence that the calamity was not of late occurrence.†
Chpt 36 *
- A dreadful calamity! such an immense quantity of valuable property destroyed: hardly any of the furniture could be saved.†
Chpt 36
- I summoned strength to ask what had caused this calamity.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(calamity) a disastrous event; or the distress resulting from it