Literary notes about Entered (AI summary)
The word "entered" is used in literature in a variety of ways, both literal and metaphorical. In many texts it simply marks the act of coming into a physical space—for instance, a character entering a room ([1], [2]), a hall ([3]), or even a city ([4])—thereby setting the stage for subsequent action. At the same time, authors employ "entered" to signal transitions into new states or roles, such as entering into an agreement ([5]), an emotion ([6]), or a career path ([7]). Additionally, the term can denote repeated actions—as characters re-enter a scene ([8], [9])—or even capture a broader cosmic or historical movement ([10], [4]), demonstrating its flexibility in enhancing both narrative detail and thematic depth.
- I entered.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain - Whilst I was looking at the books, the door opened, and the Count entered.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker - He drew back the bolt of his door, and almost directly an old lady entered, unannounced, carrying her shawl on her arm, and her bonnet in her hand.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - He entered Paris by the suburb of St. Marceau, [Pg 106] and fancied that he was in the dirtiest village of Westphalia.
— from Candide by Voltaire - I accordingly entered into arrangements
— from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - Years passed before any reconciliation entered my heart.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - I went up to Virginia and entered upon my new vocation.
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain - She then re-entered.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe - Then she re-entered.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells - No other person, king or commoner, ever entered seven four-horse chariots for the race at Olympia except Alkibiades.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch