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what does the underlined part mean?
his lungs working in shallow pants, greedy for air but too weak to take in all they
needed.
Trembling, his right arm bent, hoisting the rest of Emory —his sweat-darkened head, strands of hair escaping from the leather tie, his straining, reddened face, his wide shoulders, his chest, his narrow waist, the
crux of him, and then his legs and feet.
Top answer
This is from the book Damsel by Elana K. Arnold. It is what we call purple prose, and I did not understand it all at first, either.
- This is from the book Damsel by Elana K.
- Arnold.
- It is what we call purple prose, and I did not understand it all at first, either.
- jaleh his lungs working in shallow pants, greedy for air but too weak to take in all theyneeded.
- He was panting, breathing rapidly through an open mouth.
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This is from the book Damsel by Elana K. Arnold. It is what we call purple prose, and I did not understand it all at first, either.
jalehhis lungs working in shallow pants, greedy for air but too weak to take in all theyneeded.
He was panting, breathing rapidly through an open mouth. Breathing is said to be shallow when you don't fill your lung
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