All 3 Uses of
assent
in
Arrowsmith
- While Clif waited, leering, she placidly investigated the inside of a chicken sandwich and assented, "Um-huh."†
Chpt 7 *
- Twyford had blankly assented to his suggestion that Leora be invited hither, and if she and Joyce Lanyon should become such friends that Joyce would never again turn to him in loneliness, he was willing, he was eager—he was almost eager.†
Chpt 35
- He assented, not very pleasantly.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(assent) to express agreement -- especially with a statement or proposal to do something