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intently

/ɪnˈtɛntli/ adverb C2
  1. In an intent or focused manner.
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At length she rallied, drew aside the curtain, and leaning over the pillow gazed intently on Valentine.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1005 · C1
Leaning forward in the cab, he listened intently to MacDonald’s short sketch of the problem which awaited us in Sussex.
The Valley of Fear, p. 19 · C1
She sat intently at work, striving to be composed, and without daring to lift up her eyes, till anxious curiosity carried them to the face of her sister as the servant was approaching the door.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 313 · B2
Silence prevailed for an instant, during which Monte Cristo gazed intently on the picture.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 434 · C1

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