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a·while

awhile

 
 
pronunciation:
waIl
part of speech: adverb
definition: If you want to sit awhile, you want to sit for a short time. If you wait awhile before you answer the door, you don't answer it right away. You wait for a little bit.
Max always reads in bed awhile before he goes to sleep.