attention
/əˈtɛn.ʃn̩/ interjection C2- Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.
- A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.
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Her keenest attention was awakened: she longed to hear more; and was grateful to her uncle for saying,--
Reynolds then directed their attention to one of Miss Darcy, drawn when she was only eight years old.
The looks and behaviour of everybody they had seen were discussed, except of the person who had mostly engaged their attention.
Your son has probably neglected some prescribed form or attention in registering his cargo, and it is more than probable he will be set at liberty directly he has given the information required, whether touching the health of his crew, or the value of his freight.”
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