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Meanings of attentively in English

With attention.

Usage of attentively in English
1
He examined everything attentively, but in silence; his features expressed grave thought.
Denzil Quarrier
2
He listened attentively as she spoke, nodded in response, and said nothing.
The First King of Shannara
3
She listened attentively and only here and there interjected a short question.
The hangman's daughter
4
The Professor attentively regarded the pattern of the carpet on the floor.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks / A Picture of New ...
5
The widow listened attentively, with the purse of gold in her lap.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
6
Throughout the whole day the movements of the bears were attentively watched.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
7
Nonetheless, the American flyboy sat attentively as Kurt related his recent adventures.
The arms maker of berlin
8
He studied it attentively for a while; then he sent a telegram:-
Calumet "K"
9
This attention paid, the travelers watched the earth and the moon attentively.
From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
10
These attentions bestowed, the travellers attentively watched the earth and the moon.
The Moon-Voyage
11
The physician listened attentively, and seemed sanguine in his hopes of cure.
Zanoni
12
Wallander didn't say much, but he listened attentively to all the others.
Firewall
13
She went nearer to the wall of the garden and listened attentively.
In the Wilderness
14
His heart bounded in his breast: he suddenly stopped and listened attentively.
Monsieur de Camors — Volume 3
15
Lady Lundie leaned forward in the bed, and looked at her attentively.
Man and Wife
16
The Abbé listened attentively, and seemed to be in a brown study.
Candide
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Attentively through the time
Attentively across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common