All 5 Uses
indulge
in
Anne Of Green Gables
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- What if she, Marilla, should indulge Matthew's unaccountable whim and let her stay?†
p. 40.7 *indulge = enjoy to excess
- "Anne Shirley, since you seem to be so fond of the boys' company we shall indulge your taste for it this afternoon," he said sarcastically.†
p. 110.5
- Little girls never indulged in that kind of fun when I was young.†
p. 153.8indulged = enjoyed to excess
- A good cry, indulged in the grateful solitude of the east gable, had soothed her nerves and restored her to her wonted cheerfulness.†
p. 222.1
- And that night, when Anne had gone to prayer meeting with Diana, Marilla sat alone in the wintry twilight and indulged in the weakness of a cry.†
p. 247.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(indulge) to give in to a desire or allow someone to enjoy or experience something -- especially something pleasurable
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)