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closely

/ˈkloʊsli/ adverb B1
  1. In a close manner. · Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.· The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.

Comparative closelier · Superlative closeliest

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My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 44 · B2
Spencer, bustling her guests through the hall into the parlor, where a deadly chill struck on them as if the air had been strained so long through dark green, closely drawn blinds that it had lost every particle of warmth it had ever possessed.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 57 · C1
Holmes had followed him closely, and as the man turned with a cry of surprise and alarm he caught him by the collar and threw him back into the room.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 35 · B2
Franz, who had mutely interrogated the countess, and received from her a gracious smile in token that he would be welcome, sought not to retard the gratification of Albert’s eager impatience, but began at once the tour of the house, closely followed by Albert, who availed himself of the few minutes required to reach the opposite side of the theatre to settle the height and smoothness of his collar, and to arrange the lappets of his coat.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 369 · C1

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