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Literary notes about Sent (AI summary)

The term “sent” appears in literature in a variety of contexts, serving both literal and symbolic functions. Often it denotes a direct action—someone is dispatched or summoned, as when a master calls a servant to his house [1] or when authorities send for a character to convey important orders or news [2, 3]. In military and diplomatic settings, it signals strategic movements, such as commanders being sent to engage the enemy [4, 5] or messengers dispatched with crucial messages [6, 7]. At times the word takes on a more abstract meaning, evoking emotions or subtle influences—as seen when a glow is “sent” to a character’s heart [8] or when divine purpose is implied through one who is sent by God [9, 10]. Through these diverse applications, “sent” enriches narratives by underscoring themes of authority, connection, and the transfer of both tangible and intangible forces.
  1. In the midst of these elevated ideas, and while I was about getting my little merchandize in readiness, one Sunday my master sent for me to his house.
    — from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African by Equiano
  2. The next day Bessie was sent for home to the deathbed of her little sister.
    — from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë
  3. ‘Why have you not sent to me?’ said Ralph.
    — from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
  4. Then he divided his forces in three, and sent on two-thirds of his ships, appointing a few men to row to the river Susa.
    — from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo
  5. Both the consuls were sent with an army, and find the enemy in their usual post in Algidum.
    — from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy
  6. And Absalom sent spies into all the tribes of Israel, saying: As soon as you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, say ye: Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  7. Immediately afterward, the Duke of Alva sent an invitation to Egmont to be the guest of honor at a banquet in his own house.
    — from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
  8. It sent a glow to her heart, to know how she could feel towards one who had reason to despise her.
    — from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  9. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  10. And the Lord looked upon him, and said: Go, in this thy strength, and thou shalt deliver Israel out of the hand of Madian: know that I have sent thee.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete

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