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attentively

adverb as in intently

adverb as in respectfully

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Seema pretends to listen attentively until neither she nor we can take it anymore.

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But, he added, “I will be a judge who will listen attentively to your stories.”

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“Why am I doing this? But he reads this article, very thoughtfully, quite attentively, and he looked up and said, ‘That’s a great idea.’

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The audience is unfamiliar with most of the songs, and no-one's sure whether to absorb the performance attentively, or sing along and dance.

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Other visitors sit attentively, following the step-by-step tutorials on how to use a drum machine or create a sample.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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