Both Uses of
alternative
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Dantes put his plate on the ground near the door; the jailer, as he entered, stepped on it and broke it. ... [The jailer] looked about for something to pour the soup into; Dantes' entire dinner service consisted of one plate--there was no alternative. "Leave the saucepan," said Dantes; "you can take it away when you bring me my breakfast."
Chpt 15-16 *alternative = other possibility
- Should he demand an explanation from the bandits, or should he wait patiently for them to propose it? The last alternative seemed the most prudent, so he waited until twelve o'clock.†
Chpt 115-116
Definition:
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(alternative as in: an alternative plan) something available as another possibility