All 5 Uses of
elude
in
Frankenstein
- Besides, the strange nature of the animal would elude all pursuit, even if I were so far credited as to persuade my relatives to commence it.
Chpt 7elude = avoid (get away from)
- My rage was without bounds; I sprang on him.... He easily eluded me and said, "Be calm!"
Chpt 10 *eluded = avoided (got away from)
- I would have seized him, but he eluded me and quitted the house with precipitation.
Chpt 20
- I rushed towards the window, and drawing a pistol from my bosom, fired; but he eluded me, leaped from his station, and running with the swiftness of lightning, plunged into the lake.
Chpt 23
- I darted towards the spot from which the sound proceeded, but the devil eluded my grasp.
Chpt 24
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."