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asleep -
the state of being in sleep |
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The baby is finally
asleep, so we can have some
quiet time. |
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Charlie was so
exhausted that he fell asleep
within minutes of lying down in his comfortable bed. |
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sleeping -
the ongoing action of
sleeping |
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While he was
sleeping, he had a vivid dream. |
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She looked so
peaceful while she was sleeping
in the hammock under the shade of the trees. |
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Note :
In summary, "asleep" describes the state of being in sleep
or unconsciousness, while "sleeping" describes the ongoing
action of being in that state. |
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lie, lay
little, a little
lose, loose
mature, matured
misused, disused
myself, by myself moral, morale
officer, official
on time, in time
precede, proceed
percentage, per cent
persecuted, prosecuted
personal, personnel
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price, prize
principal, principle
respectably, respectively
rational, rationale
rise, raise
site, sight
stationary, stationery
still, yet
super, superb
tenable, feasible
two cents, notion
weather, whether
wood, woods
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