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Definition
characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious
or:
intensely or excessively serious
- 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 Holbrook looked earnestly at the girl beside him.p. 20.8
- Dr. Bulkeley had moved out of earshot, and there was no hint of flattery in John's earnest words.p. 56.5
- Two small heads bent earnestly over each of the three dog-eared primers which were all the dame school could boast.p. 82.7
- The heads nodded earnestly.p. 86.9
- John walked beside her, listening earnestly as she tried to make him understand the lonely woman in the meadow.p. 138.3
earnestly = with seriousness
earnest = sincere
earnestly = with seriousness
earnestly = with seriousness
earnestly = with sincere intent
There are no more uses of "earnest" in The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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