Both Uses
detest
in
Charlotte's Web
(Edited)
- He could hardly believe what he was seeing, and although he detested flies, he was sorry for this one.
p. 38.6 *detested = disliked intensely
- The horses detested them.
p. 48.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(detest) dislike intensely
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)