All 13 Uses of
yield
in
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Verne trnsl by G&F - 44 chptrs
- I would starve rather than yield.†
Chpt 3 (definition 2)
- I yielded with a groan.
Chpt 5 (definition 1) *yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
- My uncle, who already belonged to nearly every literary and scientific institution in Europe, immediately yielded to the amiable wishes of good M. Fridriksson.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- The crust of the vast globe still yielded under the influence of the seething, boiling mass, which was forever at work beneath.†
Chpt 17 (definition 2)
- The working of these mines could only be carried out at an expense that would never yield a profit.
Chpt 17 (definition 2) *yield = produce or give
- Under the circumstances, what could I do but yield?†
Chpt 18 (definition 2)
- I am forced to yield to the evidence of my senses, but I am nevertheless very much surprised.
Chpt 22 (definition 1)yield = give in, give way, or give up
- But kick as one may, one must yield to evidence, and I was finally convinced of my error.
Chpt 31 (definition 1)yield = give in
- I will not yield, I will not retreat even one inch; and we shall see who shall triumph in this great contest—man or nature.
Chpt 34 (definition 1)yield = give in, give way, or give up
- But whatever might have been my wish, I was compelled to yield to the weight of ocular demonstration.
Chpt 36 (definition 1)
- I must say that though I at once yielded to my uncle's request, it was not without dissatisfaction, and I hastened along the rocks of that wonderful coast.
Chpt 38 (definition 1)yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
- I yielded to fate and endeavored to descend.
Chpt 41 (definition 1)
- Whatever happened, we should have been at Spitsbergen, and I was in no humor to yield to anything but the most absolute proof.
Chpt 43 (definition 1)yield = give in, give way, or give up
Definitions:
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(1) (yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
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(2) (yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced