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Hi, what is the meaning of "as the clock seemed to stop " in the following text?
The waitress poured champaign and took their orders. They toasted the new contract again as the clock seemed to stop.
please be informed that the text is from the book Camino Winds by John Grisham.
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It is not a common turn of phrase. It does not create an image or idea in my mind. I can't figure out what he was going for, either that a sense of doom settled on the party, or that the festive hours flew by as if time was not passing, or something else.
- It is not a common turn of phrase.
- It does not create an image or idea in my mind.
- I can't figure out what he was going for, either that a sense of doom settled on the party, or that the festive hours flew by as if time was not passing, or something else.
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It is not a common turn of phrase. It does not create an image or idea in my mind. I can't figure out what he was going for, either that a sense of doom settled on the party, or that the festive hours flew by as if time was not passing, or something else.
0anonymouswhat is the meaning of "as the clock seemed to stop " in the following text?
It strikes me as a way of saying that it was a moment that they would not soon forget. I'm not sure.
But I am sure that Grisham wouldn't have misspelled "champagne".
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