Literary notes about Concentrated (AI summary)
In literature, "concentrated" functions as a versatile term that conveys the idea of intensifying or gathering focus, whether it be mental, physical, or emotional. It is often employed to depict a character’s unwavering attention—such as a gaze fixed intently or a thought honed into one singular obsession [1, 2, 3]—or to describe the assembly of forces, as in military maneuvers where troops are amassed at a strategic point [4, 5, 6]. At times the word takes on an almost metaphysical quality, suggesting that all of one’s mental or spiritual energy is distilled into a particular moment or object [7, 8]. Even in more pragmatic or scientific contexts, it underscores the notion of condensation, whether of matter or ideas [9, 10, 11].
- He was concentrated on the woman's faded eyes.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis - I handed him the letter, which he read with the most concentrated attention.
— from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Natásha listened with concentrated attention, trying but failing to take in the meaning of his words.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - Having concentrated his troops at Atlanta by the 14th of November, he commenced his march, threatening both Augusta and Macon.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant - On the contrary, the energetic action of that battery led the French to suppose that here—in the center—the main Russian forces were concentrated.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - All Spanish troops were concentrated in Manila, fortifications were rebuilt, and the population waited anxiously for the attack.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows - The pilgrim should next repair with concentrated soul to the Rama-hrada.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - But, than the crystallisation of love nothing is more concentrated, more mysterious, more eternally single in its object.
— from On Love by Stendhal - Mr. Pickwick returned the glare, concentrated into a focus by means of his spectacles, and breathed a bold defiance.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - At this stage, the extract is a heavily concentrated syrup and is ready to be converted into powder.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - The final result is a highly concentrated extract, which serves for making café au lait , or café noir , as desired.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
