Both Uses of
literally
in
The House of Mirth
- "I don't mean, literally, to take the next train.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- It was not, indeed, anything specific that he feared: there had been a literal truth in his declaration that he did not think anything would happen.†
Chpt 2.3
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)