All 25 Uses of
yield
in
The House of Mirth
- She had yielded to a passing impulse in going to Lawrence Selden's rooms, and it was so seldom that she could allow herself the luxury of an impulse!†
Chpt 1.2 (definition 1)
- She had once more shown her talent for profiting by the unexpected, and dangerous theories as to the advisability of yielding to impulse were germinating under the surface of smiling attention which she continued to present to her companion.†
Chpt 1.2 (definition 1)
- At any rate, she felt herself so completely in command of the situation that she yielded to a sense of security in which all fear of Mr. Rosedale, and of the difficulties on which that fear was contingent, vanished beyond the edge of thought.†
Chpt 1.2 (definition 1)
- "There are such lots of horrors this morning," she added, clearing a space in the centre of the confusion and rising to yield her seat to Miss Bart.†
Chpt 1.4 (definition 2)
- But you must find me a dismal kind of person if you suppose that I never yield to an impulse.†
Chpt 1.6 (definition 1)
- She yielded up the reins of the light runabout in which she had driven over, and as he climbed heavily to her side, crushing her into a scant third of the seat, he said: "Halloo!†
Chpt 1.7 (definition 2) *
- Of course, being fatally poor and dingy, it was wise of Gerty to have taken up philanthropy and symphony concerts; but there was something irritating in her assumption that existence yielded no higher pleasures, and that one might get as much interest and excitement out of life in a cramped flat as in the splendours of the Van Osburgh establishment.†
Chpt 1.8 (definition 2)
- The cleverest girl may miscalculate where her own interests are concerned, may yield too much at one moment and withdraw too far at the next: it takes a mother's unerring vigilance and foresight to land her daughters safely in the arms of wealth and suitability.†
Chpt 1.8 (definition 1)
- The topmost shelf of every closet was made to yield up its secret, cellar and coal-bin were probed to their darkest depths and, as a final stage in the lustral rites, the entire house was swathed in penitential white and deluged with expiatory soapsuds.†
Chpt 1.9 (definition 2)
- Trenor sulkily yielded his place, and Lily turned a brilliant smile on the newcomer.†
Chpt 1.10 (definition 2)
- Lawrence Selden was among those who had yielded to the proffered inducements.†
Chpt 1.12 (definition 1)
- Selden's mind was of this order: he could yield to vision-making influences as completely as a child to the spell of a fairy-tale.†
Chpt 1.12 (definition 1)
- The impulse to show herself in a splendid setting—she had thought for a moment of representing Tiepolo's Cleopatra—had yielded to the truer instinct of trusting to her unassisted beauty, and she had purposely chosen a picture without distracting accessories of dress or surroundings.†
Chpt 1.12 (definition 1)
- It was so unlike him to yield to such an irrational impulse!†
Chpt 1.13 (definition 1) *
- He would not, in other words, yield to the growth of an affection which might appeal to pity yet leave the understanding untouched: sympathy should no more delude him than a trick of the eyes, the grace of helplessness than a curve of the cheek.†
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)
- He yielded himself to the charm of trivial preoccupations, wondering at what hour her reply would be sent, with what words it would begin.†
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)
- Selden rose, and she drew a deep breath, feeling that soon she could yield to the blessed waves.†
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)
- The soft shade of their niche, and the adjacent glitter of the air, were conducive to an easy lounging mood, and to the smoking of many cigarettes; and Selden, yielding to these influences, suffered Mrs. Fisher to unfold to him the history of her recent experiences.†
Chpt 2.1 (definition 1)
- "—but, "Oh, trust me—trust me!" he could only insist in return; and yielding to his touch, she let him lead her back in silence to the edge of the square.†
Chpt 2.3 (definition 1)
- For the moment she must yield to the refreshment her senses craved—after that she would reconsider her situation, and take counsel with her dignity.†
Chpt 2.5 (definition 1)
- Even this arrangement was not effected without considerable negotiation, for Mme. Regina had a strong prejudice against untrained assistance, and was induced to yield only by the fact that she owed the patronage of Mrs. Bry and Mrs. Gormer to Carry Fisher's influence.†
Chpt 2.10 (definition 2)
- She saw the struggle and understood it; understood also the nature of the spell to which he yielded as, with his eyes on her face, he began again abruptly: "What on earth did you mean by saying just now that you were learning to be a milliner?"†
Chpt 2.10 (definition 1)
- Lily walked up Fifth Avenue toward the Park, hoping to find a sheltered nook where she might sit; but the wind chilled her, and after an hour's wandering under the tossing boughs she yielded to her increasing weariness, and took refuge in a little restaurant in Fifty-ninth Street.†
Chpt 2.11 (definition 1)
- Its guarded look had yielded to an expression still untinged by personal emotion, but full of a gentle understanding.†
Chpt 2.12 (definition 1)
- But no—she was mistaken—the tender pressure of its body was still close to hers: the recovered warmth flowed through her once more, she yielded to it, sank into it, and slept.†
Chpt 2.13 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
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(2) (yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced