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Definition
to a human: to provoke or encourage someone to do something — usually something bad and often provoking in an annoying manner
to an animal: to prod with a pointed stick to make it move
to an animal: to prod with a pointed stick to make it move
- Oh, that fear of his self-abandonment — far worse than my abandonment — how it goaded me!Chapter 27 (97% in)
goaded = provoked (caused to take action)
There are no more uses of "goad" in Jane Eyre.
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