All 3 Uses of
entreat
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- —But wait till I tell you, miss Douce entreated.†
Chpt 11 *entreated = asked earnestly
- He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.†
Chpt 16entreaty = an earnest request
- On the duke's lawn, entreated by an English visitor, she declined to permit him to make and take away her photographic image (objection not stated).†
Chpt 17entreated = asked earnestly
Definition:
to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance