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08:22 Sep 8, 2020 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||
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| Selected response from: Yvonne Gallagher Ireland Local time: 03:44 | ||||
Grading comment
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED | ||||
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3 +3 | suppressed sob |
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4 +2 | gasping (for breath) sob/sobbbing with a catch in throat/breath |
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suppressed sob Explanation: A sob which the person is trying to halt, suppress. See: Collins: hitch, vb. 4) (intr) (chiefly US) to move in a halting manner cf OED: hitch, n. 7. figurative. An accidental or temporary stoppage, such as is caused by something suddenly getting caught or entangled; an impediment, obstruction. |
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