Literary notes about GAVE (AI summary)
The term "gave" in literature is a remarkably versatile verb that serves to transfer not only physical items but also emotions, authority, or even abstract qualities. At its most concrete, it can denote the act of handing over tangible objects—as when a character "gave a crust of bread" [1] or "gave me the note" [2]—while at the same time it enables authors to signal more intangible transactions, such as "gave a description... that was almost glowing" [3] or "gave up the ghost" [4]. In some narratives, it marks shifts in state or authority, illustrated by moments when a character "gave evidence" [5] or "gave leave" for departure [6]. Thus, across a wide spectrum of genres—from adventure to religious texts and modern narratives—the word "gave" contributes to character development and plot progression by bridging the physical and the metaphorical in a single, compact expression [7, 8, 9].
- Upon which Candide carried him to the Anabaptist's stable, and gave him a crust of bread.
— from Candide by Voltaire - She gave me the note; which informed her, that she need not trouble herself to go to Mr. Tyrell’s, as the prisoner had had the address to escape.
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney - Tibby was sensitive to beauty, the experience was new, and he gave a description of his visit that was almost glowing.
— from Howards End by E. M. Forster - And Jesus, having cried out with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - The watchman gave evidence to the effect that Borachio had said that he had received a thousand ducats for conspiring against Hero.
— from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare - Afterwards, turning to those of his men who were inside, he gave them leave to depart to their homes.
— from Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad - This was the last shout I gave.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - Sherlock Holmes gave a sigh of relief, and relaxed into a smile.
— from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle - The country people hastened down to the strand, and gave him battle; but Olaf gained the victory, and a large booty.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
