alertness

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She would want to know who had been present, what we had talked about, show the alertest interest in whatever it was—it didn't matter what....

From The New Machiavelli by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

"Kando is one of the bravest and alertest warriors of Armorica."

From The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres by Sue, Eugène

Yet in our alertest moment the depths of the soul are still dreaming; the real world stands drawn in bare outline against a background of chaos and unrest.

From Modern Essays by Ayres, Harry Morgan