All 3 Uses of
omen
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Julie trembled at this request, which seemed to her of bad omen.†
Chpt 29-30 *omen = sign of something about to happen
- Valentine cast down her eyes; this was a good omen for Morrel, for he knew that nothing but happiness could have the power of thus overcoming Valentine.†
Chpt 79-80
- Oh, I have been base, cowardly, I tell you; I have abjured my affections, and like all renegades I am of evil omen to those who surround me!†
Chpt 111-112
Definition:
a sign of something about to happen