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calmly

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/ adverb B2
  1. In a calm manner; coolly.
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“When we were little,” the Mock Turtle went on at last, more calmly, though still sobbing a little now and then, “we went to school in the sea.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 73 · B2
“Anne, this is terrible,” she said, trying to speak calmly.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 100 · C1
Do learn to take things calmly, child.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 167 · C1
This child had taken and lost her treasured amethyst brooch and now sat there calmly reciting the details thereof without the least apparent compunction or repentance.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 99 · C1

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