The adults talked quietly.

Meaning: This describes the fully grown people as speaking or conversing in a low voice or without making much noise.

Choice of Words: Adults are people who are fully grown. Talked means to speak or converse. Quietly means in a low voice or without making much noise. When you put them together, "The adults talked quietly" means the fully grown people spoke or conversed in a low voice or without making much noise.

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