HOW TO PRONOUNCE
shortly
/ˈʃɔɹtli/
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What does shortly mean?
adverb
- In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
- In or after a short time; soon.
- In few words.
More meanings (1)
adverb
- In an irritable ("short") manner.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈʃɔɹtli/
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“I should think she would better punish Diana for being so greedy as to drink three glassfuls of anything,” said Marilla shortly.
Likewise, under Sola’s tutelage, I developed my telepathic powers so that I shortly could sense practically everything that went on around me.
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He took no little satisfaction in telling each Mary, shortly after she arrived, something of what the art of the thing required.
Yet, although greatly provoked, Demetrius, into whose power it shortly after came to repay the affront, would not suffer himself to retaliate.
A circumstance shortly after occurred which enabled Mr. Clowes to advance him, though greatly to his own inconvenience, to another important post.