All 4 Uses of
allude
in
Hard Times
- Whatsoever the public meeting held in Coketown, and whatsoever the subject of such meeting, some Coketowner was sure to seize the occasion of alluding to his eminently practical friend Gradgrind.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- The last party I have alluded to, is to be pitied, ma'am,' said Bitzer.†
Chpt 2.1
- Perhaps it would have been better, on the whole, if no allusion to it had escaped me.'†
Chpt 2.7
- This allusion to her favourite feature overpowered Mrs. Sparsit.†
Chpt 3.5
Definition:
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(allude) to make an indirect referenceeditor's notes: The expression, no allusion can mean "not even an indirect reference"; i.e., neither a direct nor an indirect reference to something.