Keenly

Examples

• This praise and confidence smote Dobbin's heart very keenly. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Struck by the significance of his tone, Maurice looked keenly at him, and then turned to Crispin with a puzzled air. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The hint, though conveyed thus tenderly and modestly (as Caroline thought), was felt keenly and comprehended clearly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• In a few moments, a man stood in his presence, who, with a keenly observant look at him, addressed him by his name. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Holmes was silent and motionless; but I could tell that he was keenly alert, and that his eyes were fixed intently upon the stream of passers-by. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• But, aside from this, she was keenly conscious of the way in which such an estrangement would react on herself. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Then he walked slowly up the street, and then down again to the corner, still looking keenly at the houses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Fish on his return from St. Louis, after he had argued the Edison side, he felt keenly that disadvantage, to say nothing of the hopeless difficulty of educating the court. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• This feeling was evidently evanescent, for on the succeeding Monday the work was continued and carried on by him as keenly as before, as shown by the next batch of notes. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Meanwhile, Crispin, who in reality knew a good deal more than he chose to tell, was watching him keenly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I wonder why he looks at me so keenly, and what he is doing down here. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Caliphronas let the smile die away from his lips, and looked keenly at Crispin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The eighteenth century, keenly curious and ceaselessly active in this fascinating field of investigation, had not, after all, left much of a legacy in either principles or appliances. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He had replaced his neckerchief loosely, and had stood, keenly observant of me, biting a long end of it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• For seven years Fulton lived with them, busy about the most diverse matters, and always keenly interested in the struggles of the new and hot-tempered republic. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• If he ever felt keenly any question of money it was through the medium of another passion than the love of material property. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Caroline looked keenly up, and made a movement towards him, something between the loving and the petulant. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She felt it keenly. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I asked, keenly interested, as I always was, by my friend's incisive reasoning. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Sherlock Holmes had listened to this long narrative with an intentness which showed me that his interest was keenly aroused. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Something had made her keenly and additionally sensitive just now. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Dr. Bailey was a proud and sensitive man, and felt the failure of his son so keenly that he forbade his return home. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• To be intruded on Robert thus, against her will and his expectation, and when he evidently would rather not be delayed, keenly annoyed her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I was delighted that he should know it; I was delighted that he should feel keenly, and I hoped he did. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Keenly, I fear, did the eye of the visitress pierce the young pastor's heart. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I could see, from Hopkins's face, that he never had, but Holmes was keenly interested. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She was keenly offended, but the Signs she made of this were such as only Lydgate was used to interpret. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He thought that he disliked seeing one who had mortified him so keenly; but he was mistaken. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• He comes back pretty steadily, adjusting his fur cap on his head and looking keenly at them. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• I see that you are professionally rather busy just now, said he, glancing very keenly across at me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

Typist: Ollie