All 3 Uses of
quell
in
Oliver Twist
- In the midst of all this noise and commotion, there was heard a sweet female voice, which quelled it in an instant.†
Chpt 28 *
- ') Whether an exceedingly small expansion of eye be sufficient to quell paupers, who, being lightly fed, are in no very high condition; or whether the late Mrs. Corney was particularly proof against eagle glances; are matters of opinion.†
Chpt 37
- The man had shrunk down, thoroughly quelled by the ferocity of the crowd, and the impossibility of escape; but seeing this sudden change with no less rapidity than it had occurred, he sprang upon his feet, determined to make one last effort for his life by dropping into the ditch, and, at the risk of being stifled, endeavouring to creep away in the darkness and confusion.†
Chpt 50
Definition:
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(quell) suppress or stop completely