4 uses
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Definition
to express agreement — especially with a statement or proposal to do something
- Miss Honeychurch assented.Chapter 2 (92% in)
- Lucy assented.Chapter 5 (28% in)
- They assented.Chapter 5 (43% in)
- George attended gravely, assenting or dissenting with slight but determined gestures that were as inexplicable as the motions of the tree-tops above their heads.Chapter 12 (43% in)
There are no more uses of "assent" in A Room With A View.
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