Both Uses
vex
in
The Poisonwood Bible
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- His tone implied that Mother failed to grasp our mission, and that her concern with Betty Crocker confederated her with the coin-jingling sinners who vexed Jesus till he pitched a fit and threw them out of church.†
Chpt 1vexed = annoyed
- The bird hung around, casting his vexed eye down on us from the trees, still needing to be fed.†
Chpt 2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(vex) to annoy, worry, or frustrate -- especially by being difficult or persistent
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)