All 12 Uses of
forthwith
in
The Invisible Man by Wells
- Forthwith everyone all down the street, the sweetstuff seller, cocoanut shy proprietor and his assistant, the swing man, little boys and girls, rustic dandies, smart wenches, smocked elders and aproned gipsies—began running towards the inn, and in a miraculously short space of time a crowd of perhaps forty people, and rapidly increasing, swayed and hooted and inquired and exclaimed and suggested, in front of Mrs. Hall's establishment.†
Chpt 7
- Forthwith Mr. Huxter, conceiving he was witness of some petty larceny, leapt round his counter and ran out into the road to intercept the thief.†
Chpt 10
- He staggered and set off back to the "Coach and Horses" forthwith, leaping over the deserted Huxter, who was now sitting up, on his way.†
Chpt 12
- But his temper, at no time very good, seems to have gone completely at some chance blow, and forthwith he set to smiting and overthrowing, for the mere satisfaction of hurting.†
Chpt 12
- He had snatched at the money forthwith and had been knocked headlong, and when he had got to his feet the butterfly money had vanished.†
Chpt 14
- They heard Marvel squeal like a caught leveret, and forthwith they were clambering over the bar to his rescue.†
Chpt 16
- Kemp closed the door softly behind him, and the key was turned upon him forthwith.†
Chpt 18
- But if the white powdered glass is put into water, it forthwith vanishes.†
Chpt 19
- I set to work upon my preparations forthwith.
Chpt 20 *forthwith = immediately
- I took to the gutter, the roughness of which I found painful to my feet, and forthwith the shaft of a crawling hansom dug me forcibly under the shoulder blade, reminding me that I was already bruised severely.†
Chpt 21
- Kemp made three swift steps to the door, and forthwith the Invisible Man—his legs had vanished—sprang to his feet with a shout.†
Chpt 24
- Two or three little children were playing here, and shrieked and scattered at his apparition, and forthwith doors and windows opened and excited mothers revealed their hearts.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(forthwith) immediately -- (most typically seen in legal documents, formal use, or classic literature)