Pructus Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Harry Potter
The two men halted at a heavy wooden door leading into the next room, hesitated for the space of a heartbeat, then Snape turned the bronze handle.
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Above is from Harry Potter, Book 7.
It's hard to understand the underlined part, "hesitated for the space of a heartbeat".
What does that mean?
Many thanks ahead......
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Above is from Harry Potter, Book 7.
It's hard to understand the underlined part, "hesitated for the space of a heartbeat".
What does that mean?
Many thanks ahead......
Top answer
paused briefly - for the same amount of time as one heartbeat takes (half a second? )
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paused briefly - for the same amount of time as one heartbeat takes (half a second? a second?)
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