In the provided passage, the sentence that serves as evidence that the narrator was possibly near or around a "click-clack" is: “I heard things rattle gently, like dry bones in thin bags, in the slight wind. Click. Clack. Click. Clack. Like that." This sentence effectively demonstrates the presence of the click-clack sounds by describing the rattling noise that disturbed the atmosphere within the attic room. The vivid imagery of "dry bones in thin bags" evokes a sense of eeriness while the repeated "Click. Clack." not only emphasizes the rhythmic nature of the sound but also suggests that the source of this click-clack is nearby. The use of similes enhances the tension and mystery of the setting, indicating that the narrator is in a potentially unsettling environment where ominous sounds add to the unsettling experience of the dark attic.
We were climbing wooden steps now. I held on to the railing on my left, held his hand with my right, as he
walked beside me. It smelled like dust and old wood, that high in the house. The boy’s tread was certain,
though, even though the moonlight was scarce.
“Do you know what story you’re going to tell me, to put me to bed?” he asked. “It doesn’t actually have to be
scary.”
“Not really.”
“Maybe you could tell me about this evening. Tell me what you did?”
“That won’t make much of a story for you. My girlfriend just moved in to a new place on the edge of town. She
inherited it from an aunt or someone. It’s very big and very old. I’m going to spend my first night with her,
tonight, so I’ve been waiting for an hour or so for her and her housemates to come back with the wine and an
Indian takeaway.”
“See?” said the boy. There was that precocious amusement again. But all kids can be insufferable sometimes,
when they think they know something you don’t. It’s probably good for them. “You know all that. But you don’t
think. You just let your brain fill in the gaps.”
He pushed open the door to the attic room. It was perfectly dark, now, but the opening door disturbed the air,
and I heard things rattle gently, like dry bones in thin bags, in the slight wind. Click. Clack. Click. Clack. Like that."
Using the story, Write a race paragraph to tell which sentence from those paragraphs provides evidence that the narrator was prossibly near or around a click-clack? Explain how the sentence you selected demonstrates this.
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