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ponder
in
A Long Way Gone
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- Everyone seemed to be in a different world or seemed to be pondering something.†
p. 36.5 *pondering = thinking deeply or carefully about
- He paused, rubbing his forehead, as if pondering why that had happened, and then continued: "They probably saw the smoke from this village and knew something was happening.†
p. 97.4
- As I began to ponder why this was the case, a cock started crowing, though it was still dark outside.†
p. 109.8ponder = think deeply or carefully about
- "Good," he said, nodding and pondering something that made him smile longer than usual.†
p. 112.6pondering = thinking deeply or carefully about
- As we pondered this question, the man who had brought us to the kitchen returned, bringing with him another group of boys, over twenty of them.†
p. 132.8pondered = thought deeply or carefully about
Definitions:
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(1)
(ponder) to think deeply or carefully about something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)