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patiently

/ˈpeɪʃəntli/ adverb B2
  1. In a patient manner.
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The Scarecrow, who was never tired, stood up in another corner and waited patiently until morning came.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 24 · B2
There was the Scarecrow, still standing patiently in his corner, waiting for her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 24 · B2
When the police is at fault, it declares that it is on the track; and the government patiently awaits the day when it comes to say, with a sneaking air, that the track is lost.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 112 · C1
The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby—the music of the Middle Ages.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 1 · B2

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