The words which contribute to the tense mood of the passage are; Shake; nervousness.
Which words contribute to the tense mood of the passage?
Excerpts from the passage in discuss reads thus;
- He came in without a word. I was stropping my best razor. And when I recognized him, I started to shake.
- But he did not notice. To cover my nervousness, I went on honing the razor. I tried the edge with the tip of my thumb and took another look at it against the light.
On this note, it follows that the words which contribute to the tense mood of the passage are; Shake and Nervousness.
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