All 4 Uses of
entreat
in
The Scarlet Letter
- Mr. Dimmesdale gently repelled their entreaties.†
Chpt 9 *
- In reply to her mother's command and entreaty that she would behave more decorously, little Pearl paused to gather the prickly burrs from a tall burdock which grew beside the tomb.†
Chpt 10
- But Pearl, not a whit startled at her mother's threats any more than mollified by her entreaties, now suddenly burst into a fit of passion, gesticulating violently, and throwing her small figure into the most extravagant contortions.†
Chpt 19
- Come thou, and entreat his blessing!†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(entreat) to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance