All 4 Uses of
impel
in
Anna Karenina
- Again a flush of shame spread over her face; she recalled his composure, and a feeling of anger against him impelled her to tear the sheet with the phrase she had written into tiny bits.†
Part 3
- One habitual feeling impelled him to get rid of the blame and to pass it on to her.†
Part 5 *
- Another feeling, even stronger, impelled him as quickly as possible to smooth over the rupture without letting it grow greater.†
Part 5
- When Katavasov asked him what had impelled him to go to Servia, he answered modestly: "Oh, well, everyone's going.†
Part 8
Definition:
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(impel) to make someone feel they must do something