Both Uses of
assail
in
The House of Mirth
- That lady's dread of a scene gave her an inexorableness which the greatest strength of character could not have produced, since it was independent of all considerations of right or wrong; and knowing this, Lily seldom ventured to assail it.†
Chpt 1.15 *
- He had checked his first movement of surprise, and stood silent, waiting for her to speak, while she paused a moment on the threshold, assailed by a rush of memories.†
Chpt 2.12
Definition:
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(assail) attack physically or verbally