All 7 Uses
destitute
in
Jane Eyre
(Edited)
- I acknowledged no natural claim on Adele's part to be supported by me, nor do I now acknowledge any, for I am not her father; but hearing that she was quite destitute, I e'en took the poor thing out of the slime and mud of Paris, and transplanted it here, to grow up clean in the wholesome soil of an English country garden.
p. 170.1destitute = extremely poor
- At this moment I discover that I forgot to take my parcel out of the pocket of the coach, where I had placed it for safety; there it remains, there it must remain; and now, I am absolutely destitute.
p. 371.3
- I could hardly tell how men and women in extremities of destitution proceeded.
p. 375.2destitution = extreme poverty
- Some of the best people that ever lived have been as destitute as I am; and if you are a Christian, you ought not to consider poverty a crime.
p. 393.7 *destitute = extremely poor
- To this neighbourhood, then, I came, quite destitute.
p. 399.5
- Show me how to work, or how to seek work: that is all I now ask; then let me go, if it be but to the meanest cottage; but till then, allow me to stay here: I dread another essay of the horrors of homeless destitution.
p. 400.4destitution = extreme poverty
- Oh, Jane, what did I feel when I discovered you had fled from Thornfield, and when I could nowhere find you; and, after examining your apartment, ascertained that you had taken no money, nor anything which could serve as an equivalent! A pearl necklace I had given you lay untouched in its little casket; your trunks were left corded and locked as they had been prepared for the bridal tour. What could my darling do, I asked, left destitute and penniless?
p. 507.6destitute = lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
Definitions:
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(1)
(destitute) extremely poor; or lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
The expression "destitute of" means: lacking - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)