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Pructus Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Harry Potter

The two men halted at a heavy wooden door leading into the next room, hesitated for the space of a heartbeat, then Snape turned the bronze handle.

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Above is from Harry Potter, Book 7.

It's hard to understand the underlined part, "hesitated for the space of a heartbeat".

What does that mean?

Many thanks ahead......
  

Top answer

paused briefly - for the same amount of time as one heartbeat takes (half a second? )

  • paused briefly - for the same amount of time as one heartbeat takes (half a second?
  • )
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paused briefly - for the same amount of time as one heartbeat takes (half a second? a second?)
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I see....

Thanks, Guru!

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