All 6 Uses of
elude
in
Gone with the Wind
- She sighed as she carefully tied the ribbon about the packet, wondering for the thousandth time just what it was in Ashley that eluded her understanding.†
Chpt 2.11
- Everyone knew now that the fate of the Confederacy rested as much upon the skill of the blockade boats in eluding the Yankee fleet as it did upon the soldiers at the front.†
Chpt 2.12
- But thoughts eluded her, darting in and out of her mind like frightened humming birds.†
Chpt 3.23
- It eluded her but it was there, hidden, somewhere.†
Chpt 3.28 *
- But Ashley seemed to mean them and there was a look in his eyes which eluded her—not fear, not apology, but the bracing to a strain which was inevitable and overwhelming.†
Chpt 4.31
- Only Ashley and Rhett eluded her understanding and her control for they were both adults, and the elements of boyishness were lacking in them.†
Chpt 5.48
Definition:
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(elude as in: she eluded the police) to avoid, or get away fromin various senses, including:
- "She eluded the police."
- "She eluded danger and finally arrived safely at home."
- "She always messes up, but some how eludes taking responsibility."