All 5 Uses of
earnest
in
The Great Gatsby
- "I want to get one of those dogs," she said earnestly.†
p. 27..4 *
- I was immediately struck by the number of young Englishmen dotted about; all well dressed, all looking a little hungry, and all talking in low, earnest voices to solid and prosperous Americans.†
p. 42..2
- "— So I took one look at him," said Mr. Wolfshiem, shaking my hand earnestly, "and what do you think I did?"†
p. 69..7
- Daisy, that's all over now," he said earnestly.†
p. 132..0
- He was talking intently across the table at her, and in his earnestness his hand had fallen upon and covered her own.†
p. 145..1
Definition:
-
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined