 Alertly vs raptly
In the following fill-in-the-gap exercise:
Some other nations did the occasional scrawl when listening ..., but the British were undoubtedly the most compulsive of all those attending.
a ecstatically B calmly C raptly D alertly
Obviously, the correct option is C raptly, but I was wondering about the meaning of "listening alertly", I feel it means to listen as if expecting the other person to make a mistake or say something objectionable. Am I correct here? Thank you. |