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adverb

Immediately adv.

In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous. "God's acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop."

Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once. "And Jesus... touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."

As soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note.

Synonyms: Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway; presently. See Directly.

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... of a very different matter. Tell Caulaincourt to prolong the negotiations, but to concede nothing, to commit me to nothing. I am going to beat Bluecher. If I succeed, the state of affairs will entirely change, and we shall see what we shall see. Tell Marmont to give orders for his corps to march immediately after they get some breakfast. No, they may not wait till morning. Fortune has given the Prussians into my hands. Write to my brother in Paris; tell him that he may expect news from us of the most important character ...

— The Eagle of the Empire - A Story of Waterloo • Cyrus Townsend Brady

... Professor Pierce's mathematical work, especially his determination of the perturbations of Uranus and Neptune. At this time commenced the work of Dr. B. A. Gould, who soon became the leading figure in American astronomy. Immediately on graduating at Harvard in 1845, he determined to devote all the energies of his life to the prosecution of his favorite science. He studied in Europe for three years, took the doctor's degree ...

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... beloved home deprived of its freedom, and in the possession of those whom he despised and hated. To Michael Angelo this was far more bitter than any personal sorrow; he never recovered from its effects, and it was immediately after this that he worked in the Sacristy of San Lorenzo as ...

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... November, when young Hudson[3] wrote by the King's orders to know definitely if he meant to take it, but that if he did he must be 'neutral.' Howe wrote back word that on such terms he declined it. I told him my opinion of the whole business, and added my strenuous advice that he should immediately prevail on the Queen to appoint somebody else. I could not tell him all that people said, but I urged it as strongly as I could, hinting that there were very urgent reasons for so doing. He did not relish ...

— The Greville Memoirs - A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II • Charles C. F. Greville

... in connection with this charity, is the original letter of George Whelpton, dated March 18, 1861, giving instructions that the building of the almshouses should be immediately taken in hand. The Indenture itself is dated March 21st, 1861, and among its terms are the following: "This agreement is between Richard Clitherow, of Horncastle, Gentleman, surviving trustee and executor of ...

— A History of Horncastle - from the earliest period to the present time • James Conway Walter

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