Literary notes about eagerly (AI summary)
The adverb "eagerly" vividly conveys a sense of vivid anticipation and zeal in literary narratives. It not only underscores the characters’ immediate responsiveness—as when a figure is poised to engage in conversation or action ([1], [2], [3])—but it also enriches descriptions of physical actions and internal emotions. Writers employ it to highlight bursts of enthusiasm in various contexts: whether a character is accepting a challenge without hesitation ([4], [5]), devouring food with intense appetite ([6]), or even the more reflective longing of a soul for transformation ([7]). In diverse genres—from the spirited adventures of heroic quests ([8], [9]) to the subtle interplay of social interactions ([10], [11])—"eagerly" reinforces the immediacy of experience and deep-seated passion, drawing readers into a world where every moment brims with animated purpose ([12], [13]).
- "Begin with the Count," she whispered eagerly.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - 'What did he show you?' asked Mr Boffin, putting his hands behind him, and eagerly advancing his head.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens - “Will you swear to be my friend forever and ever?” demanded Anne eagerly.
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery - I accepted it eagerly, and it was the means of extricating me from my present useless life and stranded hopes.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner - It is needless to say that I eagerly accepted the service which he had offered to me.
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins - Neb rushed after him, and soon saw Top eagerly devouring a quadruped, which ten seconds later would have been past recognizing in Top’s stomach.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - She eagerly longed to see a place in which she fancied charms short only of those which a raptured saint imagines in heaven.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding - At these words she passed her arm under that of d’Artagnan, and urged him forward eagerly.
— from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - Then I climbed down to my companions waiting for me so eagerly at the bottom of the great tree.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - There he is still, eagerly pointing, and no one minds him.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens - ," she said quickly and eagerly—"oh no, I never asked that.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - Yet Theodoric still watched, and eagerly seized, the favorable moment of renewing his hostile attempts.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - "Crowds from the city and suburbs bought tickets eagerly in response to the beat of drums announcing the unique contest.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
