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Meanings of speak gently in English

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Usage of speak gently in English
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She was even so purged by suffering as to speak gently of Wayne.
The Visioning: A Novel
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I speak gently: You can do that too, you know.
Year's best sf 15
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Instruct your floor-walkers to speak gently to me at first.
Piccadilly Jim
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If you speak gently to him, he'll take the advice as from a friend.
Wives and Daughters
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Amos walked around to speak gently in the Countess's ear.
Conrad’s Fate
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And, oh, sir," the child went on, " speak gently of poor Jane.
Literary Lapses
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Something indefinite- asharp-edgedthrill in the tones made the burning bridegroom speak gently to her.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 4
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There was no teasing malice in its tone now, but neither did it speak gently.
The city in the lake
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I like to hear it when you speak gently.
World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
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Do I speak gently and slowly enough for you?
The Doctor's Dilemma
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As if he wants to speak gently and truthfully to me, for the first time ever.
The White Princess
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So I tried to speak gently, but so plainly that once for all she might understand.
The Rose of Old St. Louis
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You see that I speak gently to you.
Notre-Dame de Paris
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That always makes her stroke my hair and speak gently, even after she has scolded me.
Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
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He tried to speak gently, aware through all her mockery of something piteous, tragic in her attitude.
The Making of a Soul
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His nerves were shattered by grief and suspense; but he made an effort this time to speak gently.
The Evil Genius: A Domestic Story
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