All 3 Uses

resignation
in
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
(Edited)

"Oh," replied Little Man, resigned.
p. 133.1 *

resigned = having accepted something undesired as unavoidable
Stacey looked out into the falling night, his face resigned, and said nothing.
p. 201.9

resigned = showing acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable
Unable to sleep, I resigned myself to await his return by counting states.
p. 243.5

resigned = accepted something undesirable as unavoidable

Definitions:

(1) (resignation as in: submitted her resignation)
to quit -- especially a job or position; or a document expressing such an act
(2) (resignation as in: accepted it with resignation)
acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
To resign can also more specifically mean to surrender or give up as in "I was clearly going to lose the chess game, so I resigned;" or "She resigned all pretense."