Citations:acquiesced

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English citations of acquiesced

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  • 1818 — Mary Shelley. Frankenstein.
    My journey had been my own suggestion, and Elizabeth therefore acquiesced, but she was filled with disquiet at the idea of my suffering, away from her, the inroads of misery and grief.
  • 1851 — Herman Melville. Moby Dick.
    Meanwhile, whatever were his own secret thoughts, Starbuck said nothing, but quietly he issued all requisite orders; while Stubb and Flask — who in some small degree seemed then to be sharing his feelings — likewise unmurmuringly acquiesced.
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