All 3 Uses of
impel
in
David Copperfield
- The idea of their frightening her, and making her cry, and of my not being there to comfort her, was so excruciating, that it impelled me to write a wild letter to Mr. Spenlow, beseeching him not to visit upon her the consequences of my awful destiny.†
Chpt 37-39 *
- So sensible of this, beforehand, that I had really felt ashamed of doing what I was nevertheless impelled to do, I went back to the inn.†
Chpt 55-57
- It was what I remotely dreaded when I was first impelled to stay away from England.†
Chpt 58-60
Definition:
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(impel) to make someone feel they must do something