All 3 Uses of
entreat
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- And, therefore, since we have been unfortunate enough to introduce our heroine at so inauspicious a juncture, we would entreat for a mood of due solemnity in the spectators of her fate.†
Chpt 2 *entreat = ask earnestly
- Entreat him not to come in!†
Chpt 8
- For the instant, it appeared doubtful whether it were not the Judge's resolute purpose to set Hepzibah aside, and step across the threshold into the parlor, whence issued that broken and miserable murmur of entreaty.†
Chpt 8entreaty = an earnest request
Definition:
to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance