Implored

Examples

• She implored me to come to bed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Now do be reasonable, and take a sensible view of the case, implored Jo, almost at her wit's end. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• They reasoned, they appealed, they implored; on his mercy they cast themselves, into his hands they confidingly thrust their interests. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Wagg wept before Fiche and implored his dear friend to intercede for him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I implored his mercy. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She had pulled his tall head down, and stood upon tiptoe, and implored him not to be shocked, before she had ventured to ask this question. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• He was implored, reproached, and belabored by his wife, who begged him to leave his furnace, and turn to work that would feed and clothe his growing family. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Being implored to state _what_ things: Business. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• An agony of pity and fear for Walter loosened my tongue, and I implored him to escape. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Jo laughed, Meg scolded, Beth implored, and Amy wailed because she couldn't remember how much nine times twelve was. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Pray don't say so, father, implored Prince, in tears. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• As the head of the house he implored her to be more prudent. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She still objected to staying a night in London, she still implored her husband not to write to the Count. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Don't torture a poor forlorn wretch, he implored them, with a dreadful cry; but give me my work! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He implored her good-will at parties where he met her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She struggled and implored by turns until twelve o'clock had struck, and then, wearied and exhausted, ceased to contest the point any further. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I implored the colonel to let me out, but the remorseless clanking of the levers drowned my cries. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Then he implored me to keep his secret for three days longer, so as to give his wretched accomplice a chance of saving his guilty life. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• We stood in the garden; and then for near a quarter of an hour I begged, entreated, and implored Mildmay to leave me, but in vain. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Some implored the gods to succor them, and some believed that this night was the last, the eternal night which should engulf the universe! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I implored her forgiveness. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Cavalletto dropped on one knee, and implored him, with a redundancy of gesticulation, to hear what had brought himself into such foul company. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Her first questions, as we drove off, implored me to tell her news of her sister. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Miss Ophelia was uneasy that Eva should fancy Topsy's society so much, and implored St. Clare to forbid it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• In fine, I implored him not to send the challenge. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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