All 3 Uses of
harass
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg.†
Chpt 6 *
- Joe harassed him awhile, and then he got away and crossed back again.†
Chpt 7
- Since Tom's harassed conscience had managed to drive him to the lawyer's house by night and wring a dread tale from lips that had been sealed with the dismalest and most formidable of oaths, Huck's confidence in the human race was well-nigh obliterated.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(harass) persistently annoy
or:
repeatedly attack to weaken or hinder