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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

A sentence

Hello,

Why does this sentence has such a word order?
The instant her voice broke off, (And not her instant voice broke off)ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said.
This is taken from The Great Gatsby.

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Hi, A fuller version would be At the instant that her voice broke off, . . Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, A fuller version would be At the instant that her voice broke off, .
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  • Clive
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Hi,

A fuller version would be At the instant that her voice broke off, . . .

Clive
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Nina_NiaThe instant her voice broke off
= As soon as her voice broke off.

You can do this with various words that indicate a short amount of time.

The instant it happened, ...
The second it happened, ...
The moment it happened, ...

CJ
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you can read it backwards: I felt .. what she said... when her voice broke off.
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