All 4 Uses of
earnest
in
A Christmas Carol
- To hear Scrooge expending all the earnestness of his nature on such subjects, in a most extraordinary voice between laughing and crying; and to see his heightened and excited face; would have been a surprise to his business friends in the city, indeed.†
Chpt 2
- They are always in earnest.†
Chpt 3
- "No, no," said Scrooge, "I am in earnest."
Chpt 5 *in earnest = serious
- "A merry Christmas, Bob!" said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
-
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined