Literary notes about consequentially (AI summary)
In literature, "consequentially" is often employed as an adverb to signal that an action, gesture, or remark follows in a deliberate or logically connected manner. It can introduce a response in dialogue—marking an informed pause or a measured reply, as seen when a character replies with a particular tone [1, 2, 3]—or modify narrative description to underscore the character's actions, such as positioning attire or executing gestures with calculated precision [4, 5, 6]. At times it sets off a chain of reasoning or deduction, lending a sense of inevitability to the argument or conclusion drawn by the speaker [7, 8], while in other contexts it punctuates dialogue to add a subtle layer of irony or emphasis [9, 10]. This versatility shows how authors utilize "consequentially" to enhance both the rhythm of dialogue and the logical flow of narrative events.
- she replied consequentially, with the air of a person describing his garden to a person who has not one.
— from The Judge by Rebecca West - “Our family is much older than that,” chimed in the Dodo, consequentially.
— from Dick, Marjorie and Fidge: A Search for the Wonderful Dodo by G. E. (George Edward) Farrow - He paused consequentially, and Berty, biting her lip, waited for him to go on.
— from The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls by Marshall Saunders - He was dressed in a white frieze coat, and had a small hat on his head set rather consequentially on one side.
— from Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery by George Borrow - " "I will teach him everything myself," replied Mr Easy, folding his arms consequentially and determinedly.
— from Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat - Rose De Ber spied her out and came running up to greet her; tossing her head consequentially.
— from A Little Girl in Old Detroit by Amanda M. Douglas - Consequentially, many things are clearly deducible from express commands in Scripture, by clear, unforced, infallible, and undeniable consequence.
— from The Divine Right of Church Government
Wherein it is proved that the Presbyterian government, by preaching and ruling elders, in sessional, Presbyterial and synodical assemblies, may lay the only lawful claim to a divine right, according to the Holy Scriptures - Reason is, consequentially, the simple power of improvement; or, more properly speaking, of discerning truth.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft - "Of course!" said Pelle, consequentially.
— from Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01 by Martin Andersen Nexø - “You see,” he added, consequentially, “I know all the business, and they can’t get along very well without me.”
— from Strive and Succeed; or, The Progress of Walter Conrad by Alger, Horatio, Jr.