All 8 Uses of
yield
in
Riders of the Purple Sage
- It was the moment when the last ruddy rays of the sunset brightened momentarily before yielding to twilight.†
Chpt 2 *yielding = giving in, giving up, or giving way (easily moved or soft)
- Though exceedingly tired, he was yet loath to yield to lassitude, but this night it was not from listening, watchful vigilance; it was from a desire to realize his position.†
Chpt 9yield = give in, give way, or give up
- These he would never yield to her.†
Chpt 11
- The last bit of blue sky yielded to the on-sweep of clouds.†
Chpt 13yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
- There might come a moment later when she would wonder why she had not fought against his will, but just now she yielded to it.†
Chpt 15
- Come now—old fellow—so—so—" Wrangle yielded to the lasso and then to Venters's strong hand.†
Chpt 17
- Lassiter had gone off, yielding to his incurable blood lust, probably to his own death; and she was sorry, but there was no feeling in her sorrow.†
Chpt 23yielding = giving in, giving up, or giving way (easily moved or soft)
- Black Star bent his graceful neck and bowed his noble head, and his broad shoulders yielded as he knelt for Jane to mount.†
Chpt 20 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced
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(2)
(yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)