All 11 Uses of
forthwith
in
The Island of Dr. Moreau
- I heard the unseen dogs growl furiously, and forthwith he ducked back,—coming into contact with the hand I put out to fend him off from myself.†
Chpt 3 *
- The three muffled men, with the clumsiest movements, scrambled out upon the sand, and forthwith set to landing the cargo, assisted by the man on the beach.†
Chpt 6
- He clapped his hands, and forthwith they went off with that hopping run of theirs, fifteen or twenty of them I should think, up the beach.†
Chpt 6
- Forthwith he scrambled to his feet, and stood wiping his clumsy hand across his mouth and regarding me.†
Chpt 9
- Then one slipped, and for a moment was on all-fours,—to recover, indeed, forthwith.†
Chpt 9
- Forthwith there came the swift patter of soft feet in pursuit.†
Chpt 9
- Montgomery cracked his whip at them, and forthwith they all turned and fled helter-skelter into the trees; and when Montgomery and Moreau were at a distance I judged sufficient, I waded ashore, and picked up and examined the revolvers.†
Chpt 13
- And forthwith, beginning in the tone of a man supremely bored, but presently warming a little, he explained his work to me.†
Chpt 14
- Forthwith all in the kneeling assembly, swaying from side to side and dashing up the sulphur with their hands,—first the right hand and a puff of dust, and then the left,—began once more to chant their strange litany.†
Chpt 16
- He cracked his whip in some trepidation, and forthwith they rushed at him.†
Chpt 17
- I saw a sail to the southwest, a small sail like that of a little schooner; and forthwith I lit a great pile of brushwood, and stood by it in the heat of it, and the heat of the midday sun, watching.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(forthwith) immediately -- (most typically seen in legal documents, formal use, or classic literature)