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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
the way she dragged out the word
“He climbed up here before we could stop him. Rupert was furious. He grabbed at Robin to give him a shake, but his iron brace slipped on the bricks. Robin – “
Now, silent tears were coursing down her face.
“Fell,” I said. There was no need to elaborate.
“Fell,” she repeated, and the way she dragged out the word made it echo from the bricks, hovering grotesquely in the round chamber: a sound I would never forget.
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Now, silent tears were coursing down her face.
“Fell,” I said. There was no need to elaborate.
“Fell,” she repeated, and the way she dragged out the word made it echo from the bricks, hovering grotesquely in the round chamber: a sound I would never forget.
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To drag something out means to take longer than necessary for it to be accomplished. This might be expressed as fellll in this case. To hover grotesquely means to stay around in a haunting manner.
- To drag something out means to take longer than necessary for it to be accomplished.
- This might be expressed as fellll in this case.
- To hover grotesquely means to stay around in a haunting manner.
- I hope I've cleared this up for you.
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To drag something out means to take longer than necessary for it to be accomplished. This might be expressed as fellll in this case.
To hover grotesquely means to stay around in a haunting manner.
I hope I've cleared this up for you.
To hover grotesquely means to stay around in a haunting manner.
I hope I've cleared this up for you.
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