Literary notes about accomplished (AI summary)
In literary works, “accomplished” carries a dual significance, often describing both the successful completion of an action and the attainment of refined skill or expertise. In some passages, it signifies a task or mission fulfilled, as when deeds are carried out by royal authority [1], journeys exceed expectations [2], or divine pronouncements are fulfilled [3, 4]. At other times, the term characterizes individuals whose cultivated talent or erudition sets them apart—from a young lady noted for being “accomplished” in grace and culture [5, 6] to a billiard-player recognized for his refined ability [7]. This versatility enriches narrative detail, whether underscoring the completion of an endeavor or highlighting personal accomplishment and sophistication.
- Without delay he accomplished by his royal authority what he had said.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Saint the Venerable Bede - He started at daylight the next morning, and accomplished more than was expected.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant - Thus saith the Lord God: not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord God.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - “Because you can and ought to return to France; your mission is accomplished, but ours is not.”
— from Twenty years after by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - She is a handsome girl, about fifteen or sixteen, and I understand highly accomplished.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - and so extremely accomplished for her age!
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Young Hawley, an accomplished billiard-player, brought a cool fresh hand to the cue.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot
