All 12 Uses of
appeal
in
Main Street
- But Carol kept up the appealing bridal manner so far as possible.†
Chpt 7
- She piped, after Carol's appeal: "I see.†
Chpt 11
- …when the light faltered in as through ground glass and bleakly identified the chairs as gray rectangles, she heard his step on the porch; heard him at the furnace: the rattle of shaking the grate, the slow grinding removal of ashes, the shovel thrust into the coal-bin, the abrupt clatter of the coal as it flew into the fire-box, the fussy regulation of drafts—the daily sounds of a Gopher Prairie life, now first appealing to her as something brave and enduring, many-colored and free.†
Chpt 15
- The firmness with which the men mouthed their cigars made the lower part of their faces expressionless, heavy, unappealing.†
Chpt 24 *
- "You've had a lot of experience with housekeeping, aunty, and don't you think," Kennicott appealed, "that it would be sensible to have a nice square house, and pay more attention to getting a crackajack furnace than to all this architecture and doodads?"†
Chpt 24
- She sought to clear them by appealing to Calibree, in a manner of exaggerated liveliness, "Doctor, have the medical societies in Minnesota ever advocated legislation for help to nursing mothers?"†
Chpt 24
- The doctor asserted, "Sure, religion is a fine influence—got to have it to keep the lower classes in order—fact, it's the only thing that appeals to a lot of those fellows and makes 'em respect the rights of property.†
Chpt 28
- He was appealing, "Do you suppose it would be possible to get up another dramatic club this coming fall?"†
Chpt 28
- He exhibited as many titles and authors as possible, halting only to appeal, "Have you read his last book?†
Chpt 29
- "It's not appealing weakness like his, but sane strength that win animate the Gopher Prairies.†
Chpt 29
- Kennicott sounded appealing.†
Chpt 33 *
- He appeals to something in here.†
Chpt 33
Definitions:
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(appeal as in: appeals to youthful tastes) attractiveness or desirability; or to be attractive or desirable
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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