Literary notes about Decided (AI summary)
The word "decided" is employed in literature both as a verb indicating a firm determination and as an adjective suggesting something is distinctly marked or resolute. As a verb, it often precedes a character’s choice or course of action—illustrated by moments such as when a protagonist opts to cut down a tree for profit ([1]), or when a character resolves to consult a wise hermit for answers ([2]).In legal or discursive contexts, "decided" signals an established outcome or interpretation, as seen when commentators conclude that the husband is the one partner in marriage ([3]) or when a precedent from the era of William III is cited ([4]). Additionally, its adjectival form adds vivid description to a characteristic, as in depicting an unmistakable chin ([5]) or a prompt and resolute manner ([6]). Thus, across varied narrative and descriptive settings, "decided" enriches the text by underscoring clarity, choice, and definiteness.
- After a year he decided to cut down the tree, so that he could sell it all at once and get much money.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - But still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit, widely renowned for his wisdom.
— from What Men Live By, and Other Tales by graf Leo Tolstoy - Blackstone declares that the husband and wife are one, and learned commentators have decided that that one is the husband.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - "The ship is the debtor," as was said in arguing a case decided in the time of William III.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes - Amy's nose still afflicted her, for it never would grow Grecian; so did her mouth, being too wide, and having a decided chin.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott - Then, turning with a prompt and decided air, he called aloud to his Indians, in their own language.
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
