Both Uses of
yield
in
Crime and Punishment
- Pulcheria Alexandrovna was emotional, but not sentimental, timid and yielding, but only to a certain point.†
Chpt 3.1 *
- I maintained that she was so innocent that she could not foresee my treachery, and yielded to me unconsciously, unawares, and so on.
Chpt 6.4 *yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
Definitions:
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(yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
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(yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced