All 7 Uses of
torment
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- He 'pears to know just how long he can torment me before I get my dander up, and he knows if he can make out to put me off for a minute or make me laugh, it's all down again and I can't hit him a lick.†
Chpt 1 *
- "Well, Sid don't torment a body the way you do.†
Chpt 3
- And you said, 'Don't torment me so—I'll tell!'†
Chpt 11
- He was such a comfort to me, although he tormented my old heart out of me, 'most."†
Chpt 15
- Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.†
Chpt 22
- CHAPTER XXVII THE adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom's dreams that night.†
Chpt 27
- The hours wasted away, and hunger came to torment the captives again.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(torment) to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering