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- She parked her car down on the street like a guest, and she and the boys and the dog started up the steps toward the house—the boys and Heidi leaping and cavorting and falling all over themselves, Nora drifting serenely behind them.†
p. 75.3serenely = in a manner that is calm and untroubled
- "Yes, of course," Nora said serenely.†
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- Mrs. Whitshank glanced up in surprise, and then she smiled—a serene, contented, radiant smile that turned her eyes into curls.†
p. 260.4serene = calm and untroubled
- Even after the Brills moved in and their cluttery decorations choked the airy rooms, he remained serenely optimistic.†
p. 264.9serenely = in a manner that is calm and untroubled
Definitions:
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(serene) calm and untroubled
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)