All 3 Uses of
earnest
in
Jacob Have I Loved
- Caroline began to giggle in earnest then.†
Chpt 12in earnest = serious; or in a serious manner
- "Don't worry," Call began earnestly, "you wouldn't have to—" at which point my bare heel slammed down on his bare toes.†
Chpt 13 *earnestly = sincerely or seriously
- Neither she nor the Captain had been to church for as long as anyone could remember, but the preacher in those days was young and earnest and gave her what was warmly regarded as a "right purty service.†
Chpt 14earnest = sincere or serious
Definition:
characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined