All 6 Uses of
earnest
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- John Holbrook looked earnestly at the girl beside him.
p. 20.8earnestly = with seriousness
- Dr. Bulkeley had moved out of earshot, and there was no hint of flattery in John's earnest words.
p. 56.5earnest = sincere
- Two small heads bent earnestly over each of the three dog-eared primers which were all the dame school could boast.
p. 82.7earnestly = with seriousness
- The heads nodded earnestly.
p. 86.9
- Kit laughed, then took the child's hands in her own and spoke as earnestly as she knew how. "You trust me, don't you?"
p. 116.4 *earnestly = sincerely
- John walked beside her, listening earnestly as she tried to make him understand the lonely woman in the meadow.
p. 138.3earnestly = with sincere intent
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) 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).