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spoken

/ˈspoʊ.kən/ adjective A2
  1. Expressed in speech.
  2. Speaking in a specified way. · soft-spoken· well-spoken
  3. Of a language, produced by articulate sounds.
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As soon as he had spoken, the Tin Woodman began to chop, and in a short time the tree fell over with a crash, whereupon the Scarecrow’s clothes fell out of the branches and rolled off on the ground.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 93 · B2
When three more miles had dropped away behind them the child had not spoken.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 23 · C1
He had spoken in jesting vein, but the twitching of his bushy eyebrows bespoke his disappointment and irritation.
The Valley of Fear, p. 8 · C1
“We will carry you,” replied the King, and no sooner had he spoken than two of the Monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and flew away with her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 98 · B2

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