He tied her up, therefore, that she might have no chance of warning Sir Henry, and he hoped, no doubt, that when the whole countryside put down the baronet’s death to the curse of his family, as they certainly would do, he could win his wife back to accept an accomplished fact and to keep silent upon what she knew.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
I remember that he refused to accept any settlement from Sir Charles, though he pressed it upon him.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
I am no antiquarian, but I could imagine that they were some unwarlike and harried race who were forced to accept that which none other would occupy.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
That his advances should be rejected so brusquely without any reference to the lady’s own wishes and that the lady should accept the situation without protest is very amazing.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
What the scene meant I could not imagine, but it seemed to me that Stapleton was abusing Sir Henry, who offered explanations, which became more angry as the other refused to accept them.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— to receive (something offered) willingly
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Macmillan
— to take something that someone gives you
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Other Word Forms
accepted
accepting
accepts
Usage
5 uses of ‘accept’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle