I could hear his breath coming easily beside me
From To Kill a Mockingbird:
We stopped.
“Hear anything?” he asked.
“No.”
We had not gone five paces before he made me stop again.
“Jem, are you tryin’ to scare me? You know I’m too old—”
“Be quiet,” he said, and I knew he was not joking.
The night was still. I could hear his breath coming easily beside me.
Would "I could easily hear his breath beside me" mean the same thing? If not, what's the difference?
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Lerethel Would "I could easily hear his breath beside me" mean the same thing? No. Lerethel If not, what's the difference?
- Lerethel Would "I could easily hear his breath beside me" mean the same thing?
- No.
- Lerethel If not, what's the difference?
- It was his breath that was easily coming.
- Your hearing it was not the easy thing.
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LerethelWould "I could easily hear his breath beside me" mean the same thing?
No.
Lerethel If not, what's the difference?
It was his breath that was easily coming. Your hearing it was not the easy thing. What you heard was him breathing calmly and normally.
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