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What does docilely mean?

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Adverb
  1. Submissively or obediently.
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At some point that day, our slovenly bunch came close to a trail of sightseers, docilely lined up to visit the White House, and Callie suddenly found herself face to face with a long bygone schoolmate.
He followed her docilely, caring no longer to yield to any other will than hers.
Both of the women now docilely obeyed and aided him, in his heroic self-abnegation.
I gave a gentle tug to the rope and the dog followed docilely after me.
And in the morning, when they came for me, I went along with them as docilely as one of the sheep I'd lifted above my head as if they were no more than woolly clouds trailing across a serene blue sky.
Formed to a solid spiritual life, he began to see the hand of God's Providence in all things and to entrust docilely entrust his life to the work of the Holy Spirit.

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