He was perfectly right; the old dog stood on the lawn before the hotel, watching the house with great eagerness.

This thought filled him with an eagerness so great it was almost ecstasy.

No, you killed him nevertheless, and with even greater eagerness.

As a young man he showed great eagerness to learn new things.

The box having been placed upon the table, he ordered it with great eagerness to be opened.

"There's a great eagerness to bring this to Broadway," he said.

There were only a few women at the station, and he had responded with great eagerness.

They were looking at me with what I took to be great eagerness.

"That did not show great eagerness to have her back, did it?"

The engines started with great eagerness, as if yearning to cut paths through the air.