Promptly

(adv.) in a punctual manner; 'he did his homework promptly'.

(adv.) at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); 'he promptly forgot the address'.

(adv.) with little or no delay; 'the rescue squad arrived promptly'; 'come here, quick!'.

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• Malone, I see, promptly answers the invocation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• At last I had to say to General Thomas that I should be obliged to remove him unless he acted promptly. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Burnside had moved promptly on the 4th, on receiving word that the Army of the Potomac had safely crossed the Rapidan. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• You can call my attention to all these facts, retorted Crispin promptly, but you don't enter that house until I know what you are going to do. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• It appeared to ascend them, not very promptly or spontaneously, yet with a display of stride and clatter meant to be insulting. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• It was necessary to destroy his chances promptly. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• To these communications Peggotty replied as promptly, if not as concisely, as a merchant's clerk. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Sir, I will, promptly. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• As each of these projectiles weighed 1,400 pounds any battleship receiving such a broadside would probably have gone promptly to the bottom. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• When Joe went home at five minutes before ten, he found her struck down on the floor, and promptly called in assistance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• But the Paris newspapers came around and wanted pay for notices of it, which we promptly refused; whereupon there was rather a stormy time for a while, but nothing was published about it. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• This was promptly and unceremoniously rejected. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Leverrier acted very promptly and systematically. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• There never was a request made, that I am aware of, either of the flag-officer or any of his subordinates, that was not promptly complied with. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• As a necessary sequence, I asked him if he would favor us with his company, and he promptly accepted the invitation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Promptly the Secretary wrote to the master of that school, and that very evening Bradley Headstone answered in person. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Finding no one there he promptly rang the bell, and at the instant that he did so his eyes caught the paper upon the table. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Soon tiring of idleness and isolation he sent a cry from Macedonia to his old friend Milt Adams, who was in Boston, and whom he wished to rejoin if he could get work promptly in the East. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• At eleven o'clock I gave Meade written orders to relieve Warren from his command if he failed to move promptly. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He promptly threw them out of the window, and Nicodemus settled. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The old girl promptly makes a sign of entreaty to him to say nothing; assenting with a nod, he suffers them to enter as he shuts the door. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He promptly said he would give me $100,000. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He promptly replied in French, 'No. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• He replied very promptly that this was the first he had heard of it, but that he had been ready all day to move at a moment's notice. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Send Beth and Mother to the seaside for a month or two, answered Jo promptly. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Why, my dear, she answered promptly, of course it would! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• One morning, Mrs. Bretton, coming promptly into my room, desired me to open my drawers and show her my dresses; which I did, without a word. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Promptly spoken. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Third right, fourth left, answered the assistant promptly, closing the door. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Rose sat down promptly, and wrought according to orders. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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