All 4 Uses of
entreat
in
The Scarlet Letter
- Mr. Dimmesdale gently repelled their entreaties.†
p. 112.7 *entreaties = earnest requests
- In reply to her mother's command and entreaty that she would behave more decorously, little Pearl paused to gather the prickly burrs from a tall burdock which grew beside the tomb.†
p. 123.7entreaty = an earnest request
- But Pearl, not a whit startled at her mother's threats any more than mollified by her entreaties, now suddenly burst into a fit of passion, gesticulating violently, and throwing her small figure into the most extravagant contortions.†
p. 195.8entreaties = earnest requests
- Come thou, and entreat his blessing!†
p. 198.0entreat = ask earnestly
Definition:
to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance