All 6 Uses of
diligent
in
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- The result of all this diligence was an enormous book,
Chpt 1 *diligence = hard work and care in tasks
- Yet for all his diligence Brother Juniper never knew the central passion of Dona Maria's life; nor of Uncle Pio's, not even of Esteban's.†
Chpt 1
- I am told that in the convent the silly sisters inhale it so diligently that one cannot smell the incense at Mass.†
Chpt 2
- Yet she continued diligently in her task.†
Chpt 2
- At the age of ten he ran away to Madrid from his father's hacienda and was pursued without diligence.†
Chpt 4
- Each soul was rated upon a basis often as regards its goodness, its diligence in religious observance, and its importance to its family group.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(diligent as in: she is diligent) hard work and care in tasks -- often continuing when others might quit because of difficulties