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For each of the following sentences, find the "hidden homophone" which is a single word that sounds like two or more consecutive syllables of the words found in the sentence.
Example: The boy may pull the wagon.
Answer: maple (sounds like "may" + "pull")
1) They'd like to add here a few more lines about the project's history.
2) The workers in the mine make more than the workers in the mill do.
3) We'll be leaving soon as we need to make sure we don't miss the last bus.
4) Only one peer amid the professionals who attended the conference could answer the question.
5) Though that one managed to elude us, there are plenty of fish in the sea.
6) After examining the deck, a dent was spotted on one of the rails.
Example: The boy may pull the wagon.
Answer: maple (sounds like "may" + "pull")
1) They'd like to add here a few more lines about the project's history.
2) The workers in the mine make more than the workers in the mill do.
3) We'll be leaving soon as we need to make sure we don't miss the last bus.
4) Only one peer amid the professionals who attended the conference could answer the question.
5) Though that one managed to elude us, there are plenty of fish in the sea.
6) After examining the deck, a dent was spotted on one of the rails.
Answer
1) adhere ("add" + "here")2) mildew ("mill" + "do")
3) believe ("be" + "leav") OR believing ("be" + "leav" + "ing")
4) pyramid ("peer" + "amid")
5) fission ("fish" + "in")
6) decadent ("deck" + "a" + "dent")
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