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The term "informed" is employed in literature both as a neutral carrier of news and as a device to enhance narrative tension or character interaction. In some texts it denotes the straightforward delivery of important facts or instructions, as when characters are notified of events or changes in circumstance ([1], [2], [3]). In historical and travel writings, it serves to document firsthand observations or essential details about places and people ([4], [5], [6]). Conversely, in novels and dramatic works it often reveals subtle nuances of responsibility, expectation, or even irony, highlighting how a simple conveyance of information can influence a story’s course or a character’s fate ([7], [8], [9]). This versatility of usage underscores its importance in shifting narrative dynamics and deepening the readers’ engagement with the unfolding events.
  1. At half-past six in the morning they were informed that the gates were open and that people could now enter Antibes.
    — from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
  2. Murat was informed that the way had been cleared.
    — from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy
  3. My father was absent from home at the time of my arrival, and I was informed by the maid that he had driven over to Ross with John Cobb, the groom.
    — from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
  4. [CAS. 790] go to the temple of Ammon to be informed.
    — from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo
  5. I have also been informed by the engages that the Panis and Ricaras give the same account of the Black mountains which lye West of them.
    — from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
  6. In the Library of the Escurial is a codex completed, as we are informed by a note at the end, A. D. 1423.
    — from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo
  7. I informed her that my reason was tottering on its throne, and only she, Miss Mills, could prevent its being deposed.
    — from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
  8. ‘You are reading for the bar, Mr. Waterbrook informed me?’ said I. ‘Why, yes,’ said Traddles, rubbing his hands slowly over one another.
    — from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
  9. That evening the three Musketeers were informed of the honor accorded them.
    — from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet

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