2 uses
- Mr. Oliver evidently regarded the young clergyman's good birth, old name, and sacred profession as sufficient compensation for the want of fortune.Chapter 32 (41% in)
- I don't think she can ever have been pretty; but, for aught I know, she may possess originality and strength of character to compensate for the want of personal advantages.Chapter 16 (39% in)
There are no more uses of "compensate" in Jane Eyre.
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