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pleased

/pliːzd/ adjective A2
  1. Happy, content. · She was pleased about her exam results.· I’m pleased to meet you at last.
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“Come, it’s pleased so far,” thought Alice, and she went on.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 46 · B2
“Well, then,” the Cat went on, “you see, a dog growls when it’s angry, and wags its tail when it’s pleased.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 47 · B2
Now _I_ growl when I’m pleased, and wag my tail when I’m angry.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 47 · B2
Soup does very well without—Maybe it’s always pepper that makes people hot-tempered,” she went on, very much pleased at having found out a new kind of rule, “and vinegar that makes them sour—and camomile that makes them bitter—and—and barley-sugar and such things that make children sweet-tempered.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 67 · B2

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