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Definition
sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
- I was mumbling weak assurances, barely coherent,Chapter 31 (75% in)
coherent = reasonable and understandable
- Her response was only a second late and only slightly incoherent.Chapter 5 (58% in)
- Maybe we'll get lucky... escaped claw beast or something...Her thought trailed off incoherently.Chapter 12 (69% in)
- She was incoherent, chanting the words like they were lyrics to a song.Chapter 14 (18% in)
- Jared grumbled something incoherent; I could only pick out Jeb's name.Chapter 18 (79% in)
- My head swam incoherently.Chapter 29 (82% in)
- No, Wanda, no. She was crying, becoming incoherent.Chapter 50 (39% in)
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- It would help that the words were barely coherent, my tears turned to sobs.Chapter 57 (35% in)
- Melanie was incapacitated with fear, unable to think in coherent words.Chapter 15 (98% in)
- Her thoughts all spun around Jared, but she could make nothing coherent of them, either.Chapter 32 (11% in)
- But I was so confused that my head was spinning and I couldn't form a coherent sentence.Chapter 38 (33% in)
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