All 6 Uses of
vehement
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Besides, one requires the excitement of being hateful in the eyes of the accused, in order to lash one's self into a state of sufficient vehemence and power.†
Chpt 5-6 *
- "You speak as though you had loved this young Dantes," observed the abbe, without taking any notice of his companion's vehemence.†
Chpt 25-26
- "M. de Villefort," replied the doctor, with increased vehemence, "there are occasions when I dispense with all foolish human circumspection.†
Chpt 79-80
- Mr. Procureur," said Morrel with increasing vehemence, "no mercy is allowed; I denounce the crime; it is your place to seek the assassin."†
Chpt 103-104
- There are some situations which men understand by instinct, but which reason is powerless to explain; in such cases the greatest poet is he who gives utterance to the most natural and vehement outburst of sorrow.†
Chpt 111-112
- Monte Cristo dropped his head and shrank from the vehemence of her grief.†
Chpt 111-112
Definition:
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(vehement) marked by extreme intensity -- especially emotion such as anger