Attentively
[ə'tentivli]
Definition
(adv.) with attention; in an attentive manner; 'he listened attentively'.
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Examples
- Bred in the country, he had attentively observed the effect of lightning on trees and cattle. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I looked at him attentively then, and recoiled a little from him; but I did not know him. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He looked at the two, less and less attentively, and his eyes in gloomy abstraction sought the ground and looked about him in the old way. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- What was it that was borne in upon my mind when she stood still and looked attentively at me? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- All the while, Vholes, buttoned up in body and mind, looks at him attentively. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- My aunt leaned her elbow on the little round table that she usually kept beside her, and eyed him attentively. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He read the bill attentively, considered a moment, and then hailed an empty cab as it passed him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We must be careful,' said Mr. Pickwick, after listening attentively to Sam's tale, 'not for our sakes, but for that of the young lady. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The old gentleman considered him attentively. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Margaret caught the clue to the general conversation, grew interested and listened attentively. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He looked so attentively at me that I looked attentively at him and felt sure I understood him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Returning along the passage, on the left-hand side from the stage, and looking about me attentively, I discovered him in the pit. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Good,' said Monks, regarding her attentively. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- You invited me to read that paper, the night before last, and listened attentively while I did so. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I looked attentively at them both, and he was the palest of the two. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I looked at her attentively. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Lady Glyde, who watched her as attentively as I did, discovered nothing either. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He is interested in his very boots and observes even them attentively as Mr. George sits smoking cross-legged in the chimney-corner. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Miss Halcombe's sharp eyes studied my face attentively. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Her visitor, standing quite still, looked at her attentively. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Disappointed thus far, I next looked attentively at the cross, and at the square block of marble below it, on which the inscription was cut. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He drew himself straight upright against the wall, and, scarcely breathing, listened attentively. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- O yes,' he returned, observing her more attentively, 'he were all that. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Meyler examined my hand and nails attentively, and then called me by my name. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Miss Verinder listened attentively till I had done. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Evremonde then sees the Spy, and looks attentively at him, and goes his way. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I looked attentively at her, as she put that singular question to me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Her eyes (and age had dimmed but little of their brightness) were attentively upon her young companion. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Glancing at his hands, which were discoloured by his late work, the Doctor looked troubled, and listened attentively. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- How could I remember, then, the night when I first saw you, and when I went out of the room because you looked at me so attentively? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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