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  • 1hardly — hard|ly [ hardli ] adverb *** Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever, but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main verb of a sentence,… …

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  • 2hardly */*/*/ — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dlɪ] / US [ˈhɑrdlɪ] adverb Summary: Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever , but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main… …

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  • 3hardly — 01. They [hardly] ever go out; maybe once a month at most. 02. I [hardly] recognized you with your new haircut. 03. My daughter can [hardly] remember Quebec City because she was very little when we lived there. 04. Your father [hardly] slept at… …

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  • 4breathe — [ brið ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth and let it out again: He held her so tightly she could hardly breathe. We can no longer depend on the quality of the air we breathe. breathe… …

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  • 5breathe — verb 1 air/breath ADVERB ▪ fast, quickly, rapidly ▪ slowly ▪ deeply ▪ shallowly ▪ …

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  • 6breathe */*/ — UK [briːð] / US [brɪð] verb Word forms breathe : present tense I/you/we/they breathe he/she/it breathes present participle breathing past tense breathed past participle breathed 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take air into your lungs through… …

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  • 7breathe — /breedh/, v., breathed /breedhd/, breathing. v.i. 1. to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire. 2. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds. 3. to pause, as for… …

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  • 8Herbert Morrison (announcer) — Herbert Morrison Herbert Morrison (May 14, 1905(1905 05 14) January 10, 1989(1989 01 10)) was an American radio reporter best known for his dramatic report of the Hindenburg disaster, a catastrophic fire that destroyed the LZ 129 Hindenburg… …

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  • 9List of Jiggy McCue books — Jiggy McCue Series The twelve Jiggy McCue books as of 2011. Author Michael Lawrence Illustrator Ellis Nadler Steve May Language …

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  • 10GamePlan (play) — Infobox Play name = GamePlan caption = Programme cover from original SJT Production writer = Alan Ayckbourn characters = Sorrel Saxon Lynette Saxon Kelly Butcher Leo Tyler Dan Endicott Grace Page Troy Stephens setting = Lynette Saxon s flat,… …

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