All 5 Uses of
forthwith
in
Steppenwolf
- Indeed, I could not resist the temptation of beginning forthwith.†
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- Hermine insisted that I should go up to her forthwith and ask her to dance.†
- I darkened my bedroom and as I undressed I came on the verses in my pocket; but I forgot them again and lay down forthwith.†
- My God, rather than come to such a pass it would have been better for the Jews and every one else, let alone the Egyptians, to have perished in those days and forthwith of a violent and becoming death instead of this dismal pretence of dying by inches that we go in for today.†
- When Hermine had once, so it suddenly occurred to me, spoken about time and eternity, I had been ready forthwith to take her thoughts as a reflection of my own.†
Definition:
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(forthwith) immediately -- (most typically seen in legal documents, formal use, or classic literature)