All 3 Uses of "inarticulate" in "The Miracle Worker"

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inarticulate
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The Miracle Worker
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She holds HELEN struggling until we hear from the child her first sound so far, an inarticulate weird noise in her throat such as an animal in a trap might make; and KATE releases her†
p. 11.3

inarticulate = unable to express oneself clearly; or not expressed clearly
ANNIE leaps to her feet, and stands inarticulate; HELEN calmly gropes back to sit to the sewing card and needle.†
p. 43.5 *
KATE is inarticulate, choked, repeating HELEN'S name again and again.†
p. 96.9

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(1) (inarticulate)
unable to communicate clearly (or to use words)

or (more rarely): a feeling or idea that is not expressed
The exact meaning of inarticulate depends upon its context. For example:
- unable to find good words to express oneself -- as in "She gets inarticulate when she's nervous."
- verbally expressing a feeling without words -- as in "She uttered an inarticulate cry of despair."
- unable to make oneself heard and understood -- as in "She mumbled inarticulately."
- unable to speak -- as in "She was inarticulate with rage."
- a feeling or idea that is not expressed -- as in "We shared an inarticulate fear."
- inability to express or understand feelings or ideas -- as in "She is emotionally inarticulate, " or "Her symphony is inarticulate."
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)