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What does pausing before a certain word in the middle of a sentence provide for the listener?

a signal that a sound effect will occur soon
a reason to go back and quickly reread the text
a cue that an important word might follow
a moment to look up new terms

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A cue that an important word might follow.

Pausing before a word in the middle of a sentence draws the listener’s attention to what comes next, creating emphasis or suspense so the following word stands out.