She closed the door quietly behind her.

Meaning: This means she shut the door without making any sound.

Choice of Words: Closed means to shut something, like a door or window. Door is an opening in a wall, fence, or vehicle that can be shut. Quietly means without making noise. Behind means at the back of something. The sentence describes the action of shutting a door in a gentle and silent manner.

Alternative Expressions

She shut the door softly after she went through.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the action.

Choice of Words: Shut is another word for closed. Softly means gently or quietly. After means following something else in time. Went through means passed through something, like a door.

The door was closed silently as she slipped out.

Meaning: This sentence describes the same action as the first two sentences, but it focuses on the door being closed silently and the person moving out quickly and quietly.

Choice of Words: Was closed means that the door was in a closed position. Silently means without making any sound. Slipped out means to move quietly and quickly.

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