primal inchoate of lamentation
English translation: her sobs rose from the very depths of her being, from a grief that came from the beginnings of time
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|  Selected response from: Patricia Townshend (X) South Africa Local time: 21:39 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | her sobs rose from the very depths of her being, from a grief that came from the beginnings of time |
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| 4 +1 | primal incoherent weeping |
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peer agreement (net): +1her sobs rose from the very depths of her being, from a grief that came from the beginnings of time Explanation: She was sobbing, so was crying. Inchoate I think also indicates that it was not able to be expressed in words. It was a primal grief, a grief that existed in the world from the beginning. The grief all people have known for all time and yet is inexpressible - untempered. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1primal incoherent weeping Explanation: I believe that the expression is using inchoate in its meaning of incoherent, confused. Used in conjuction with primal, this conveys a sense of her grief being entirely on an instinctive level - she was responding the way her prehistoric ancestors would have responded, with absolutely no control over her response. |
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