All 3 Uses of
diligent
in
Gone with the Wind
- Ellen ate diligently, but Scarlett could see that she was too tired to know what she was eating.†
Chpt 1.4diligently = with hard work and care
- For Carreen picked diligently and earnestly.†
Chpt 3.26
- where Ellen had labored so diligently
Chpt 3.27 *diligently = carefully and persistently
Definitions:
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(1)
(diligent as in: she is diligent) working carefully and steadily with effort and attention to detail
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More specifically in law, diligence or due diligence refers to the care or attention expected by the law in doing something such as fulfilling the terms of a contract.
More rarely, but sometimes seen in classic literature, a diligence is a public stagecoach.