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- And his visitors were silent also, for there was something in this voice that compelled one to be silent.†
Chpt 1.7compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- Kumalo's voice rose as though some anguish compelled him.†
Chpt 1.15
- And the letter concluded, with quaintness of phrase— I am compelled by the Annual meeting to congratulate you with this matter, and to express considerable thanks to you for all the time you have been spending with us, and for the presents you have been giving the Club.†
Chpt 2.20
- It was the pain that did that, that compelled one to these unprofitable thoughts.†
Chpt 2.21
- So he compelled himself to read the last paragraph slowly—with his head, not his heart, so that he could understand it.
Chpt 2.21 *compelled = forced
- And we are therefore compelled, in order to preserve our belief that we are Christian, to ascribe to Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, our own human intentions, and to say that because He created white and black, He gives the Divine Approval to any human action that is designed to keep black men from advancement.†
Chpt 2.21compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- Indeed Msimangu was compelled to rise and say to her, Mother, we must rise early in the morning, otherwise we could listen to you for ever, so that happy and smiling she sat down.†
Chpt 2.29
Definitions:
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(1)
(compel) to force someone to do something
or more rarely:
to convince someone to do somethingMost typically, compel describes an external influence forcing someone to do something, but it can also describe being driven by an internal desire. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)