All 6 Uses of
assent
in
The Age of Innocence
- Mrs. Archer sounded a sympathetic assent.†
Chpt 7 *
- Madame Olenska, again with a hand at her hair, uttered an exclamation of assent—a flashing "Gia—gia"—and the Duke of St. Austrey entered, piloting a tremendous blackwigged and red-plumed lady in overflowing furs.†
Chpt 9
- He made a sign of assent.†
Chpt 12
- The statement was insignificant enough, and Archer was about to frame an assent when his words were checked by something mysterious yet illuminating in his visitor's insistent gaze.†
Chpt 25
- "Yes," she assented absently.†
Chpt 31
- "Oh, eminently," Archer assented, pushing back the paper.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(assent) to express agreement -- especially with a statement or proposal to do something