Both Uses
earnest
in
A Walk to Remember
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- It's beautiful, Landon," she said earnestly.†
Chpt 9earnestly = sincerely or seriously
- I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it to the earnestness of others.
Chpt 12 *earnestness = sincerity or seriousness
Definitions:
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(1)
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Earnest can also be used as a name (variant spelling of Ernest), or to signify the seriousness of a pledge made (as when earnest money is included with an offer to purchase a home).