I was standing watching his pursuit with a mixture of admiration for his extraordinary activity and fear lest he should lose his footing in the treacherous mire, when I heard the sound of steps and, turning round, found a woman near me upon the path.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
We rushed over the brow of the hill, and there was our man running with great speed down the other side, springing over the stones in his way with the activity of a mountain goat.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— the quality or state of being active : behavior or actions of a particular kind
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Macmillan
— things that people do
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Other Word Forms
activities
Usage
2 uses of ‘activity’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle