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pause 1. Prosody another word for caesura 2. Music a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But the pause was brief, for the blind man again issued his commands. With nose serrulated by continuous spasms, hair bristling in recurrent waves, tongue whipping out like a red snake and whipping back again, ears flattened down, eyes gleaming hatred, lips wrinkled back, and fangs exposed and dripping, he could compel a pause on the part of almost any assailant. The short and solemn pause that succeeded each petition was made; still no voice repeated the eloquent language of the prayer. |
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