All 3 Uses of
ardent
in
Wuthering Heights
- It was kindness for him which induced me to bear it alone: had I expressed the agony I frequently felt, he would have been taught to long for its alleviation as ardently as I. However, it's over, and I'll take no revenge on his folly; I can afford to suffer anything hereafter!†
p. 72.3ardently = with intense enthusiasm (or another emotion)
- As soon as I had perused this epistle I went to the master, and informed him that his sister had arrived at the Heights, and sent me a letter expressing her sorrow for Mrs. Linton's situation, and her ardent desire to see him; with a wish that he would transmit to her, as early as possible, some token of forgiveness by me.†
p. 106.3ardent = feeling intense emotion (often enthusiasm or love)
- He recalled her memory with ardent, tender love, and hopeful aspiring to the better world; where he doubted not she was gone.†
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Definition:
showing or feeling intense emotion -- typically strong positive feelings such as enthusiasm or love