3 uses
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Definition
to ask — especially while trying hard to overcome resistance
- I gave a cry of surprise, threw up my arms to cover my face, and, rushing to my confidant, the Lascar, entreated him to prevent anyone from coming up to me.Adventure VI — The Man with the Twisted Lip (95% in)
- She was about to renew her entreaties when a door slammed overhead, and the sound of several footsteps was heard upon the stairs.Adventure IX — The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb (56% in)
- Perhaps the villain was softened by the woman's entreaties."Adventure IX — The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb (86% in)
There are no more uses of "entreat" in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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