All 9 Uses of
resignation
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- "Yes, it's red," she said resignedly.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- I am resigned to my fate now,
Chpt 4 (definition 1) *resigned = though not desired; have accepted as unavoidable
- I am resigned to my fate now, so I don't think I'll go out for fear I'll get unresigned again.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- "I was eleven last March," said Anne, resigning herself to bald facts with a little sigh.†
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- "It was our own fault," said Marilla resignedly.†
Chpt 6 (definition 1)
- "Very well," said Anne resignedly.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- In the preceding February he had resigned his charge and departed amid the regrets of his people,
Chpt 21 (definition 2) *resigned = quit (the job/position)
- Changes had crept in, Marilla conniving at them resignedly, until it was as sweet and dainty a nest as a young girl could desire.†
Chpt 33 (definition 1)
- Well, I suppose I shall just have to resign myself to it.†
Chpt 33 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (resignation as in: accepted it with resignation) acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
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(2) (resignation as in: submitted her resignation) to quit -- especially a job or position; or a document expressing such an act