Sentence:  She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I <WSD>coaxed</WSD> her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.