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Hoister Posted 15 years ago
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Pausing/pause
Hi, I'd like to know if "the train pauses at a platform to refuel" would change the meaning. Does "pausing" used here to show temporariness? Thanks
When I get back to my room, the train is pausing at a platform to refuel. I quickly open the window, toss the cookies Peeta’s father gave me out of the train, and slam the glass shut. No more. No more of either of them.
Source: The Hunger Game
When I get back to my room, the train is pausing at a platform to refuel. I quickly open the window, toss the cookies Peeta’s father gave me out of the train, and slam the glass shut. No more. No more of either of them.
Source: The Hunger Game
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-- He arrives in his room during the train's pause. -- The train pauses immediately after he arrives in his room.
- -- He arrives in his room during the train's pause.
- -- The train pauses immediately after he arrives in his room.
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When I get back to my room, the train is pausing at a platform to refuel.-- He arrives in his room during the train's pause.
When I get back to my room, the train pauses at a platform to refuel.-- The train pauses immediately after he arrives in his room.
When I get back to my room, the train pauses at a platform to refuel.-- The train pauses immediately after he arrives in his room.
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