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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.
  1. I entered.
    — from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain
  2. Whilst I was looking at the books, the door opened, and the Count entered.
    — from Dracula by Bram Stoker
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. I accordingly entered into arrangements
    — from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
  6. Years passed before any reconciliation entered my heart.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  7. I went up to Virginia and entered upon my new vocation.
    — from Roughing It by Mark Twain
  8. She then re-entered.
    — from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe
  9. Then she re-entered.
    — from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells
  10. 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

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