All 6 Uses of
oblige
in
The House of Mirth
- If you mean that a girl who has no one to think for her is obliged to think for herself, I am quite willing to accept the imputation.†
Chpt 1.6
- It was a relief to her that Gerty was obliged to hasten away: the two kissed silently, but without a trace of the previous night's emotion.†
Chpt 1.15
- "I am very much obliged to you," she said, "for taking such an interest in my plans; but I am quite contented where I am, and have no intention of leaving."†
Chpt 2.9
- There could be no question about the prescription: it was a copy of one of Mrs. Hatch's, obligingly furnished by that lady's chemist.†
Chpt 2.10 *
- I'm obliged to work for my living."†
Chpt 2.10 *
- She had a few handsome dresses left—survivals of her last phase of splendour, on the Sabrina and in London—but when she had been obliged to part with her maid she had given the woman a generous share of her cast-off apparel.†
Chpt 2.13
Definitions:
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(oblige as in: I obliged her every request.) grant a favor to someone
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(oblige as in: I am obliged by law.) require (obligate) to do something