Paused can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| pause - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" | ||
| pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" |
| # | Sentence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | verb | The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent. | |
| 2. | verb | The speaker paused and then went on talking again. | |
| 3. | verb | He paused to have a cigarette. | |
| 4. | verb | He paused to look at the poster. | |
| 5. | verb | Then, this child of fourteen years learned, as in a homework, that which we hide to maidens until their wedding night. She flipped through the drawings of the anatomy book, those superb drawings of a bloody reality. She paused upon each organ, understanding the most secret of them, those upon which is built the shame of men and women. | |
| 6. | verb | Tom paused briefly. | |
| 7. | verb | Tom paused momentarily. | |
| 8. | verb | Tom paused uncomfortably. | |
| 9. | verb | Tom paused. | |
| 10. | verb | She paused in surprise. | |
| 11. | verb | Tom put the key in the lock and paused a moment before he turned it. | |
| 12. | verb | Tom paused a second. | |
| 13. | verb | Tom paused a moment. | |
| 14. | verb | He paused briefly to savour the moment. | |
| 15. | verb | Tom paused for a moment before continuing with the story. |
| Sentence | |
|---|---|
| verb | |
| The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent. | |
| The speaker paused and then went on talking again. | |
| He paused to have a cigarette. | |
| He paused to look at the poster. | |
| Then, this child of fourteen years learned, as in a homework, that which we hide to maidens until their wedding night. She flipped through the drawings of the anatomy book, those superb drawings of a bloody reality. She paused upon each organ, understanding the most secret of them, those upon which is built the shame of men and women. | |
| Tom paused briefly. | |
| Tom paused momentarily. | |
| Tom paused uncomfortably. | |
| Tom paused. | |
| She paused in surprise. | |
| Tom put the key in the lock and paused a moment before he turned it. | |
| Tom paused a second. | |
| Tom paused a moment. | |
| He paused briefly to savour the moment. | |
| Tom paused for a moment before continuing with the story. | |