All 4 Uses of
alacrity
in
Uncle Tom's Cabin
- "Missis is a heap too good for us," said Sam, making his bow with alacrity, and departing.
Chpt 1.8alacrity = quickness; and/or cheerful eagerness
- This personage had been exerting himself, with great alacrity, in driving all the flock of domestics to the other end of the verandah.
Chpt 1.15
- Hitherto the providing and marketing had been principally done by Adolph, who was, to the full, as careless and extravagant as his master; and, between them both, they had carried on the dispersing process with great alacrity.
Chpt 1.18
- ...while Miss Ophelia piled and sorted dishes, emptied dozens of scattering bowls of sugar into one receptacle, sorted napkins, table-cloths, and towels, for washing; washing, wiping, and arranging with her own hands, and with a speed and alacrity which perfectly amazed Dinah.
Chpt 1.18 *
Definition:
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(alacrity) quickness; and/or cheerful eagerness