All 6 Uses of
resolve
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- They inwardly resolved to watch him nights, when opportunity should offer, in the hope of getting a glimpse of his dread master.
Chpt 11resolved = decided
- The other pirates envied him this majestic vice, and secretly resolved to acquire it shortly.
Chpt 13
- So they inwardly resolved that so long as they remained in the business, their piracies should not again be sullied with the crime of stealing.
Chpt 13
- She resolved to let him get whipped on the damaged spelling-book's account, and to hate him forever, into the bargain.
Chpt 18
- Tom resolved that he would never trust a man like that again.
Chpt 22 *
- They resolved to keep a lookout for that Spaniard when he should come to town spying out for chances to do his revengeful job, and follow him to "Number Two," wherever that might be.
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(resolve as in: I resolved to stop drinking.) to decide -- typically a firm or formal decisioneditor's notes: In modern writing resolve is typically used to emphasize a firm or formal decision. In classic literature, it is used more frequently and often simply replaces decide or determine.