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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
barely
Hermione jumped to her feet. She hadn't looked so excited since they'd gotten back the marks for their very first piece of homework.
"Stay there!" she said, and she sprinted up the stairs to the girls' dormitories. Harry and Ron barely had time to exchange mystified looks before she was dashing back, an enormous old book in her arms.
What’s the meaning of ‘barely’ in the example?
"Stay there!" she said, and she sprinted up the stairs to the girls' dormitories. Harry and Ron barely had time to exchange mystified looks before she was dashing back, an enormous old book in her arms.
What’s the meaning of ‘barely’ in the example?
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barely had time = almost didn't have time, very close timing
- barely had time = almost didn't have time, very close timing
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