All 10 Uses of
resolute
in
Arrowsmith
- They saw him frown at it, tap it on his knuckles, begin to read it, stuff it back into his pocket, and go on with a more resolute step.†
Chpt 3
- He went to her in the evening prepared to blaze out at her first complaining, to forgive her finally, but to break their engagement and make life resolutely simple again.†
Chpt 6resolutely = with firm purpose or belief
- She sighed, then, resolutely: "We can't talk here.†
Chpt 7
- He met her on the edge of Wheatsylvania and they had a moment's talk, a resolute kiss.†
Chpt 10
- He was resolute about it, always, and she admired his efficiency, but he never caught the car.†
Chpt 10
- They went over it and over it till almost ten o'clock, but Martin was resolute, and the next day he rented Wise's shack.†
Chpt 14
- The constable was a lanky old man, his vest swinging open over a collarless shirt, his trousers in folds, his eyes resolute.†
Chpt 15
- She patted Martin's knee, and when they rode behind the sled on a perilous toboggan, she held his waist, resolutely.†
Chpt 20resolutely = with firm purpose or belief
- I'm sorry she doesn't please you, but I'm afraid that in this particular matter—" Clif had risen, not too steadily, though his voice and his eyes were resolute.†
Chpt 39 *
- They flocked from the house to his laboratory only once a week, which was certainly not enough to disturb a resolute man—merely enough to keep him constantly waiting for them.†
Chpt 39
Definition:
firm in purpose, belief, or action