Both Uses of
diligent
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- I would sit by her side for hours, sewing diligently,
Chpt 1 *diligently = with hard work and care
- I had made diligent inquiries for him, and having heard of him in Boston, I went thither.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(diligent as in: she is diligent) hard work and care in tasks -- often continuing when others might quit because of difficulties