All 3 Uses of
appeal
in
Treasure Island
- This appeal seemed to produce some effect, for two of the fellows began to look here and there among the lumber, but half-heartedly, I thought, and with half an eye to their own danger all the time, while the rest stood irresolute on the road.†
Chpt 5
- Silver had thrown his hat beside him on the ground, and his great, smooth, blond face, all shining with heat, was lifted to the other man's in a kind of appeal.†
Chpt 14
- But they continued to call us by name and appeal to us, for God's sake, to be merciful and not leave them to die in such a place.†
Chpt 34 *
Definition:
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(appeal as in: appealed for help) a request or the act of asking -- sometimes specifically for help or that a decision be overturned