All 4 Uses of
literally
in
Jane Eyre
- St. John's eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom.†
Chpt 29
- Literally, he lived only to aspire — after what was good and great, certainly; but still he would never rest, nor approve of others resting round him.†
Chpt 34
- I beg your pardon, it is the literal truth: he asked me more than once, and was as stiff about urging his point as ever you could be.†
Chpt 37
- Literally, I was (what he often called me) the apple of his eye.†
Chpt 38 *
Definition:
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(literally as in: literally--not figuratively) actually true using the basic meaning of the words (not an exaggeration, metaphor, or other type of figurative speech)