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Definition
argue, complain, or criticize
- Isabella, however, caught hold of one hand, Thorpe of the other, and remonstrances poured in from all three.Chapter 13 (42% in)
remonstrances = arguments in protest or opposition
- Morland remonstrated, pleaded the authority of road-books, innkeepers, and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance.Chapter 7 (21% in)
- She wished, by a gentle remonstrance, to remind Isabella of her situation, and make her aware of this double unkindness; but for remonstrance, either opportunity or comprehension was always against her.Chapter 19 (23% in)
- She wished, by a gentle remonstrance, to remind Isabella of her situation, and make her aware of this double unkindness; but for remonstrance, either opportunity or comprehension was always against her.Chapter 19 (24% in)
There are no more uses of "remonstrate" in Northanger Abbey.
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