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  • 31well — 1 /wel/ adverb comparative better superlative best 1 SATISFACTORILY in a successful or satisfactory way: Did you sleep well? | James reads well for his age. | fairly/moderately/pretty well (=quite well) | go well (=happen in the way you planned… …

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  • 32very — [[t]ve̱ri[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV adj/adv (emphasis) Very is used to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. The problem and the answer are very simple... It is very, very strong evidence indeed... I m very sorry... They are getting the hang of it… …

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  • 33well*/*/*/ — [wel] (comparative better [ˈbetə] ; superlative best [best] ) adv I 1) skilfully, or effectively She speaks Japanese really well.[/ex] 2) in a satisfactory way The boys were not behaving very well.[/ex] 3) completely, or thoroughly Shake the can… …

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  • 34well — I. /wɛl / (say wel) adverb (better, best) 1. in a satisfactory, favourable, or advantageous manner; fortunately or happily: affairs are going well; to be well supplied; well situated. 2. in a good or proper manner: he behaved very well. 3.… …

  • 35very */*/*/ — UK [ˈverɪ] / US adjective, adverb Summary: Very can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before adjectives and adverbs): It had been a long day and he was very tired. ♦ I always walk very quickly. ♦ She writes very well. as an adjective… …

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  • 36very — ve|ry1 W1S1 [ˈveri] adv 1.) [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize an adjective, adverb, or phrase ▪ It feels very cold today. ▪ The fishing industry is very important to the area. ▪ The traffic s moving very slowly this morning. ▪ problems that… …

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  • 37Not About Nightingales — 1st edition cover (New Directions, 1998) Not About Nightingales is a three act play written by Tennessee Williams in 1938. The play itself focuses on a group of inmates who go on a hunger strike in attempt to better their situation. There is also …

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  • 38well — well1 adverb (better, best) 1》 in a good or satisfactory way.     ↘in a condition of prosperity or comfort.     ↘archaic luckily; opportunely: hail fellow, well met. 2》 in a thorough manner.     ↘to a great extent or degree; very much.     ↘Brit …

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  • 39very*/*/*/ — [ˈveri] grammar word summary: Very can be: ■ an adverb: She writes very well. ■ an adjective: They went down to the very bottom of the sea. 1) used for emphasizing that a quality exists or is true to a great degree The building looks very… …

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  • 40well — well1 /wel/, adv., adj., compar. better, superl. best, interj., n. adv. 1. in a good or satisfactory manner: Business is going well. 2. thoroughly, carefully, or soundly: to shake well before using; listen well. 3. in a …

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