All 6 Uses of
earnest
in
Gone with the Wind
- "I think we should go," said Scarlett, trying to curb her eagerness and to keep her face earnest and simple.†
Chpt 2.9 *
- When she was able to bear the sniffling noise no longer, Scarlett turned and pinched her viciously, causing Prissy to scream in good earnest before she relapsed into frightened silence.†
Chpt 3.23
- For Carreen picked diligently and earnestly.†
Chpt 3.26
- The mocking light began to dance in his black eyes and all signs of earnestness fled from his face.†
Chpt 4.38
- Poor Pittypat would be upset in earnest if she came downstairs pink and blooming.†
Chpt 4.47
- Elsing," he said earnestly, "believe me when I say that I am prouder of my services to the Confederacy than of anything I have ever done or will do.†
Chpt 5.52
Definition:
-
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined