Both Uses of
regale
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- Soon she has them regaling her with stories of Spence and themselves, the three of them competing for her attention, and I'm a bit grumpy, wanting to have my mother only to myself.†
Chpt 24regaling = entertaining
- Pippa is lying in the hammock while her knight regales her with some tale of chivalrous deeds done on her behalf.†
Chpt 25 *regales = entertains
Definitions:
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(1)
(regale) to entertain -- especially with amusing stories
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (though common in classic literature), regale can mean to provide with abundant food or drink.