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MUMBLE
"Hello Mom?...Oh, I'm sorry," he mumbled. |
V, to say something too quietly or not clearly enough, so that other people cannot understand you
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REVERBERATION
He could hear someone speaking above the echoing reverberations inside the phone. |
N, a loud sound that is heard again and again as it is sent back from different surfaces
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FALTER
"MOM" - and his voice seemed to falter for a fraction of a second. |
V, to speak in a voice that sounds weak and uncertain, and keeps stopping
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FRACTION of
"MOM" - and his voice seemed to falter for a fraction of a second. |
N, a very small amount of something
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DULL
His voice was a litter duller when he spoke again. |
ADJ, not clear or loud
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GULP
Did they say if he could ever - I mean, can he move his arm any yet?He gulped. |
V, to swallow suddenly because you are surprised or nervous
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POP
And so naturally I didn't need all that money you and pop had been saving up for me to go to college. |
N, father
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FROWN
"Where? Why?, right here." He frowned. |
V, to make an angry, unhappy, or confused expression, moving your eyebrows together
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GAZE
He gazed out through the glass door of the phone booth. |
V, to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so
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HALT
The band had halted outside. |
V, to stop moving or happening
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