Both Uses of
impel
in
The Mill on the Floss
- A keen remembrance and keen pity impelled Maggie to put her hand in Philip's.†
Chpt 6.10 *
- Perhaps he was not distinctly conscious that he was impelled to it by a secret longing—running counter to all his self-confessed resolves—to deepen the hold he had on her.†
Chpt 6.13
Definition:
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(impel) to make someone feel they must do something