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The word "orderly" is employed in literature to imply a sense of systematic arrangement and disciplined behavior, whether describing a well-kept setting or a methodical character. In some works, it conveys a neat, tidy aesthetic, as seen in descriptions of homes or landscapes where all elements are arranged harmoniously and with precision [1][2]. In other texts, "orderly" refers to a subordinate or assistant whose role is to maintain discipline and coordinate tasks, often in military or bureaucratic contexts [3][4][5]. Additionally, the term sometimes carries metaphorical weight, suggesting not only physical neatness but also an underlying rationality or moral rectitude in characters and institutions [6][7]. Occasionally, authors play with the concept by juxtaposing order with chaos, thus enriching the narrative texture and inviting readers to explore deeper layers of meaning [8][9].
  1. Its orderly appearance was very unlike that of the surrounding neighbourhood, and was explained by the inscription Police Station .
    — from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
  2. It showed the little parlour to be dingy, but orderly and clean.
    — from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
  3. The soldiers went out again, and the orderly, who had meanwhile had time to visit the kitchen, came up to his officer.
    — from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy
  4. Proceeding to a plantation near the road, he told his orderly to request that a couple of horses might be supplied for an officer on important duty.
    — from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
  5. His orderly was lying asleep upon the floor, and he had much difficulty in waking him.
    — from Best Russian Short Stories
  6. He did much to make botany the orderly science it now is.
    — from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  7. But orderly to end where I begun, Our wills and fates do so contrary run That our devices still are overthrown.
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  8. I must get myself into touch with something orderly and big that swings through the night like a star.
    — from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson
  9. They lay in a sort of orderly disorder on the great dining-room table.
    — from Dracula by Bram Stoker

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