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The term "implored" often carries an urgent, heartfelt plea that intensifies the emotional stakes of a scene. In literature, authors use it to express desperation or earnest supplication, whether it be a widow begging her lover never to leave her [1] or a character on bended knee seeking pardon for past mistakes [2]. Its appearance in both epic narratives and intimate domestic settings—as seen in classical texts [3, 4, 5] and more modern works [6, 7, 8]—demonstrates its versatility. The word not only heightens the dramatic tension but also lends a sense of gravity and humility to the speaker’s appeal, enriching the narrative with layers of emotional urgency [9, 10].
  1. "Then tell me that you will never leave me again," implored the widow.
    — from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
  2. Her face was in an instant covered with blushes, her eyes sparkled with resentment; I threw myself at her feet, and implored her pardon.
    — from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. Smollett
  3. the laurel crown He sued to all, but chief implored for grace The brother-kings, of Atreus' royal race 46 "Ye kings and warriors!
    — from The Iliad by Homer
  4. The old warrior Oeneus implored him, standing at the threshold of his room and beating the doors in supplication.
    — from The Iliad by Homer
  5. Jove and Jove's daughter then the chief implored, And, whirling high, dismiss'd the lance in air.
    — from The Odyssey by Homer
  6. For six weeks he did not speak to anyone, and would not touch food except when I implored him.
    — from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy
  7. I warned you about her; I begged you, implored you not to, but of course it was not listened to.”
    — from A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
  8. "Don't, Leslie," implored Anne, "oh, don't.
    — from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery
  9. I implored him to deal well with the girl, for what might be only a pastime of an idle hour with him might be the breaking of her heart.
    — from Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  10. They implored help, but they were so beside themselves that we couldn’t make out what the matter was.
    — from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

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