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Definition
to be grateful for a favor; or to owe money; or to be in the position of owing a debt of gratitude
- To this good grandmother I was indebted for many comforts.1 — Childhood (48% in)
- My brother Willie and I often received portions of the crackers, cakes, and preserves, she made to sell; and after we ceased to be children we were indebted to her for many more important services.1 — Childhood (50% in)
- I was indebted to her for all my comforts, spiritual or temporal.2 — The New Master And Mistress (35% in)
There are no more uses of "indebted" in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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