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Use the word given in the bracket and rewrite the sentence.
“I should have been dead if some passer-by had not chanced to peep into the well,” exclaimed the other, overwhelmed by enthusiasm. (enthusiastically)
Solution
“I should have been dead if some passer-by had not chanced to peep into the well,” exclaimed the other enthusiastically.
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