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In literature, "arrived" functions as both a simple indicator of entering a new location and a powerful narrative pivot that sets events into motion. Authors use it to mark precise moments—sometimes with the clinical punctuality found in [1] and [2]—and at other times to herald dramatic turns in the plot, as in the enchanted thresholds of [3] or the romantic fates in [4]. The word bridges different contexts, from historical accounts ([5], [6]) to introspective epiphanies ([7]), underscoring transitions that range from the mundane ("It arrived" [8]) to the deeply symbolic. In each instance, "arrived" not only provides a temporal or spatial anchor but also propels the narrative forward, inviting readers into new realms of action and insight.
  1. Who knew what would have saved him? Lydgate arrived at half-past ten, in time to witness the final pause of the breath.
    — from Middlemarch by George Eliot
  2. It was ten o'clock by the time he arrived.
    — from White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  3. And it came to pass that he arrived before a castle which was enchanted.
    — from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
  4. Claudio, on the other hand, no sooner arrived at Messina than he fell in love with Hero, the daughter of Leonato, Governor of Messina.
    — from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare
  5. Napoleon arrived here April 15th, and left July 21st, returning with Josephine viâ Pau, Tarbes, Auch, Montauban, Agen, Bordeaux, Rochefort, Nantes.
    — from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 by Emperor of the French Napoleon I
  6. He arrived at Samarkand in September, 1255.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  7. From long habit the train of thoughts ran so swiftly through my mind, that I arrived at the conclusion without being conscious of intermediate steps.
    — from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
  8. It arrived.
    — from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis

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