to whisper
/ˈhwɪspɝ/, /ˈwɪspɝ/
verbto speak very softly or quietly, usually to avoid being overheard by others who are nearby
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1. The word whispered round the Opera House.
2. Whisper some sweet nothings.
3. Whisper sweet nothings.
4. The mother whispers her answer to her son.
5. Whisper sweet nothings in my ear.
to creep
/ˈkɹip/
verbto move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface
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1. Finally, first light crept in.
2. The schwa creeps up everywhere in American English.
3. Day creeps down.
4. Ugh, this thing creeps up my legs!
5. Creeps are polarizing.
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1. Catherine's dead body lay peacefully on her bed.
2. The election had unfolded relatively peacefully.
3. Peacefully resisting immoral laws in protest.
4. They could go these thousands of miles peacefully.
5. And the children, both humans and bear cubs can live peacefully.
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1. They were quite happy until Annie suddenly began to cry and ran into the kitchen to her mother.
2. Suddenly he hears some men.
3. Suddenly, he felt lonely and afraid.
4. Suddenly, there was a shortage of dumbbells and kettlebells on e-commerce sites.
5. Suddenly, the hyenas give chase.
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1. The weight of one's actions lie heavily on the soul. -
2. Islamic narratives heavily influenced the perception of jinn and their characteristics.
3. Heavily douse this white sugar cube in Angostura Bitters.
4. The new governments in both countries are heavily restricting evolutionary teaching.
5. Now we all know the music industry polices very heavily the use of its content online in videos like this.
slowly
/ˈsɫoʊɫi/
adverbmoving or doing something at a slow speed; not quickly
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1. Time goes more slowly in this quiet, special place.
2. Wheat and cotton fields are slowly replacing stretches of jungle.
3. The wall swung apart slowly.
4. Big things melt slowly.
5. - Slowly discovering the internet.
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1. The title company president clearly refers to the leader of a company.
2. Clearly, the witcher has no problem with involuntary servitude.
3. And his proposals for the reform of poetry, especially Homeric poetry, represent clearly a radical departure from Greek educational practices and beliefs.
4. The ad clearly illustrates the shocking amount of wood a termite eats per day, in a relatable way.
5. So clearly, apocalyptically-minded authors have overstated the case.
noisily
/ˈnɔɪzəɫi/
adverbin a way that makes too much sound or disturbance
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1. He never stops hitting it noisily, hour after hour.
2. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall.
3. But the overexcited pups stay, Noisily playing right out in the open.
4. After all, our very own energy-providing sun fits that bill pretty well, and does so very noisily.
5. If anyone opens the door, the broom noisily falls down, altering them and giving them a chance to escape.
careful
/ˈkɛɹfəɫ/
adjectivegiving attention or thought to what we are doing to avoid doing something wrong, hurting ourselves, or damaging something
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1. Penn: Be very careful.
2. Child, be careful!
3. -Okay, Higgins, be careful.
4. Last stone wins, be careful here.
5. - Your armpits, your legs, just be a little bit more careful.
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1. She was late and in a hurry, but the people searched her and her bag carefully.
2. Hitler carefully practiced his speaking, looking at himself in the mirror as he rehearsed and tried out various poses, and gestures, and facial expressions.
3. Now, choose your study resources carefully.
4. First, carefully recline your front seat.
5. Raeder carefully handpicked captains with unconventional thinking and an exceptional fighting spirit.
easy
/ˈizi/
adjectiveneeding little skill or effort to do or understand
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1. The ads will certainly emphasize things like good taste, easy preparation, and high nutrition.
2. A hydroponic system would make it easy for families to grow their own vegetables in a small space.
3. That does not mean she had things easy.
4. This bird’s eye view makes parking so easy.
5. This bird’s eye view makes parking so easy.
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1. A uniform is one way whereby the workers can be easily identified by others.
2. Art thieves believe they can easily steal something from a small museum without being seen.
3. I can easily get in through her attic window.
4. Lift the chest easily
5. The non-human scanning software can easily misread jokes or sarcasm.
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1. Complete your action.
2. The key to this process is completing the past.
3. Complete the sentence.
4. These amazing women and men have completed four or more years of studies toward the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine.
5. These women and men have completed four or more years of studies toward the degree of doctor of dental medicine.
completely
/kəmˈpɫitɫi/
adverbto the greatest amount or extent possible; fully
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1. His mattress was completely infested with roaches.
2. These changes completely ignored students' natural sleep patterns.
3. This piece here completely broke off.
4. You guys completely changed our lives.
5. - Her fish is completely,
good
/ˈɡʊd/, /ɡɪd/
adjectivehaving a standard or quality that is satisfying
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1. The ads will certainly emphasize things like good taste, easy preparation, and high nutrition.
2. A gardener was not a good husband for a Clarkson girl!'
3. We just got a really good photographer.
4. Even the cats eat good cheese here.
5. I never got good grades, wasn't some kid prodigy.
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1. If every infected person quickly took malaria medicine, most would be well in a few days.
2. The brain not only gives signals to the missing arm, it receives them as well.
3. After spending more time with Howard, I developed a better understanding of his belief that everyone deserves a zealous defense.
4. Well, in a crass political sense, Judy, it's bad for the president.
5. A fetid hyena den is even better.
bad
/ˈbæd/
adjectivehaving a standard or quality that is unsatisfying
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1. They believed that bad air caused infections and illnesses.
2. It's a joke, a bad joke.
3. Remember, I am a bad enemy.
4. The man is in a lot worse shape physically.
5. Well, in a crass political sense, Judy, it's bad for the president.
guiltily
/ɡˈɪltɪli/
adverbin a manner that reflects a sense of wrongdoing or being at fault
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1. I took Cassie's place and folded myself like a strange origami, my cheek pressed against an unbroken pane and my neck stretched flat along the rib of the window, and my left arm, my writing arm, I always thought faintly guiltily my better arm, up inside the house squirming and reaching.
2. And does she accept the fact that she's using it guiltily or is she saying, no it's just bad, but still using it, which again would be a guilty pleasure. -
3. That way when you're working, you get way more work done because you're concentrated, when you're playing you have a lot more fun because you're right there, not guiltily playing because you didn't actually do work and you shouldn't actually be playing and to develop focus specifically, start off by scheduling one hour of focus on a very specific thing that you really need to get done.
4. A lot of us will spend a large part of our day sending, replying to and guiltily ignoring a series of emails.
softly
/ˈsɔfɫi/, /ˈsɔftɫi/
adverbin a manner that is gentle and pleasant
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1. A butterfly lands softly on the petal of a star flower.
2. The twelve sleepy princesses laughed softly at him.
3. Eyes and nostrils emerge softly, slowly, with total control.
4. To pronounce those consonants very softly.
5. Say these consonants softly.
sadly
/ˈsædɫi/
adverbused to express that something is sad, regrettable, or unfortunate
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1. Sadly, the stubborn donkey once again escaped justice.
2. "Sadly only one of Tidbit's babes survived the ordeal."
3. All right, sadly no points are awarded that round.
4. Sadly my side hustle is just billing more hours.
5. Sadly, tray table surfaces have eight times more bacteria than the lavatory flush buttons.
gradually
/ˈɡɹædʒuəɫi/, /ˈɡɹædʒuɫi/
adverbslowly and in small amounts over a long period of time; not suddenly
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1. But gradually, workers inside the factories formed mutual aid societies 12.
2. The locals, under the moral leadership of Mayor Orden and the town doctor, gradually wear down the morale of their enemies.
3. [whirring] - Hello! - Gradually add the sugar.
4. A bit later, this green layer gradually changes its color.
5. number two: gradually cut down!
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1. I learned a hard lesson today about the judgment and discrimination and retaliation against people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
2. Hard, holding this camera.
3. This one looks hard.
4. - Babies are - Hard.
5. - You coulda played that baby hard.
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1. No evidence exists of an early device to enhance hearing, but it probably did exist.
2. The diet of early humans depended on what foods were available to them.
3. When the lights went on, the young man saw that his neighbor was the doctor who had examined him earlier.
4. Catch the problem early.
5. Ninety five percent of even top strikers shoot earlier.
