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The word "produced" in literature demonstrates a remarkable versatility, ranging from denoting the act of causing an emotional or intellectual effect to describing a more concrete act of creation or manufacture. In some texts, "produced" is used to express the generation of feelings or impressions, as seen when the presence of a beloved figure creates a new impression on a character’s heart ([1]) or when a sudden movement leaves no audible sound yet elicits a powerful reaction ([2]). In other contexts, the term captures the tangible output of an action or process, such as coffee being described as a drink that perfectly fits human appetite ([3]), heavy crops arising from fertile soil ([4]), or even a key being brought forth ([5]). Additionally, it conveys the idea of causality or effect in various situations, like the alteration of an atmosphere or the transformation of intellectual or physical states ([6], [7]). This varied usage underscores how "produced" can serve both metaphorical and literal functions depending on context, effectively bridging the gap between abstract influence and material creation.
  1. The presence of the being she loved and honoured produced a new impression on her heart.
    — from The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Though this sudden and startling movement of the Indian produced no sound from the other, in the surprise her veil
    — from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
  3. There probably never was produced a drink which so fits into the exacting desires of the human appetite as does coffee.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  4. There the soil was good and fresh, and it soon produced heavy crops.
    — from The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
  5. Months after I produced the key.
    — from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
  6. But it produced no effect, except the sense in Bob's mind that there was a terrible void in his lot, now that knife was gone.
    — from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
  7. When a new object, endowed with similar sensible qualities, is produced, we expect similar powers and forces, and look for a like effect.
    — from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

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