All 3 Uses of
provoke
in
Gone with the Wind
- Of course, the Tarleton twins had nice manners and they wouldn't make a scene at a barbecue, even though tremendously provoked.†
Chpt 1.6 *provoked = caused (a reaction)
- Negroes were provoking sometimes and stupid and lazy, but there was loyalty in them that money couldn't buy, a feeling of oneness with their white folks which made them risk their lives to keep food on the table.†
Chpt 3.28provoking = causing (a reaction)
- She so longed to hear him say it in words, longed to speak words herself that would provoke a confession, but she dared not.†
Chpt 4.41provoke = cause (a reaction)
Definition:
to cause a reaction — often an emotional reaction like anger, and sometimes done on purpose