secretly
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
1) Secretly means in a way that other people do not see or know about. tree →
2) Secretly can describe a feeling you keep inside and do not show, like being secretly pleased. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Laban's complaint that Jacob fled "secretly" shows how deceit hurts trust. The secret wife in the Numbers law is part of the ritual of the suspected woman (sotah). In the primary lessons: In stories it tells the reader that a character is hiding an action or a feeling, which often builds surprise or tension: planning a surprise party, or a trickster acting secretly. In safety lessons: if an adult asks you to keep something secret from your parents, especially about touching or presents, tell a trusted adult — good surprises are fine, bad secrets are not. Phrases: «secretly hoped», «secretly planned», «secretly glad».
examples
- Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp; (Torah GEN.31.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, she being defiled secretly, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken in the act; (Torah NUM.5.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour. (Writings JOB.13.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And my heart hath been secretly enticed, and my mouth hath kissed my hand; (Writings JOB.31.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof. (Writings JOB.4.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- We secretly made a birthday card for Mum. tree →
- He was secretly happy that the match was cancelled. tree →
- The squirrel secretly buried nuts in the garden. tree →
- She secretly read the last page first. tree →
- The children secretly planned a surprise party for their teacher. tree →
- The spy secretly copied the map. tree →
- I secretly hoped it would snow. tree →
- If someone asks you to secretly meet them, tell a parent. tree →
- The Prince followed her secretly to see what she was going to do. tree →
note
Adverb from the adjective «secret» + -ly. Spelling: secret + ly, no extra letters. A surprise is a secret that will be shared soon and makes people happy; a secret that makes you feel unsafe or uncomfortable should be told to a trusted adult.
In the corpora
- For thou didst it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'
- They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.
- Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
- He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour.
- And my heart hath been secretly enticed, and my mouth hath kissed my hand;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «secretly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.