Literary notes about succeeding (AI summary)
The word "succeeding" is often used to denote a progression or sequence, marking what comes next in time or order. In many works, it clearly signals subsequent events or periods, such as when a narrative unfolds day by day, each succeeding day bringing its own developments [1], or when historical or generational shifts are emphasized, as in the rise of reformers succeeding dethroned tyrants [2] and the succession of observations within scientific thought [3]. At times, "succeeding" also highlights a transition from one state to another, whether it is a shift in performance or an evolution from one era to the next, as when new qualities are attributed to each succeeding generation or attempt [4, 5]. This versatility underscores its role in both temporal sequencing and the nuanced evolution of characters, events, and ideas in literature.
- Through letters, whatever of good or bad was to be told would be communicated, and every succeeding day was expected to bring some news of importance.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - The patriot reformers were ambitious of succeeding the tyrants whom they had dethroned.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Psychology is a natural science, an account of particular finite streams of thought, coexisting and succeeding in time.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - "She's not a stricken deer, any way," said Ned, trying to be witty, and succeeding as well as very young gentlemen usually do.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott - The Legislature, however, refused to pass such a bill, as did all succeeding Legislatures until 1860.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper
