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“The meeting was closed to the public,” noted Brianna. “Like everyone else, I’m suspicious and more than a little angry.”
“The meeting was closed to the public,” noted Brianna. “Like everyone else, I’m suspicious and more than a little angry.”
“I just finished cleaning the entire office,” said Samuel. “But I’m going through one more time to see if I missed anything.”
“I just finished cleaning the entire office,” said Samuel. “But I’m going through one more time to see if I missed anything.”
“I am very frustrated,” said Simon. “I combed the entire city trying to find that motorcycle helmet, and not one store has it!”
“I am very frustrated,” said Simon. “I combed the entire city trying to find that motorcycle helmet, and not one store has it!”
“I saw the woman come into the bank,” Catherine recounted. “She was slender, with dark hair and wearing a red shirt.”
“I saw the woman come into the bank,” Catherine recounted. “She was slender, with dark hair and wearing a red shirt.”
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The line of dialogue that might build indirect characterization is:
“I just finished cleaning the entire office,” said Samuel. “But I’m going through one more time to see if I missed anything.”
This line suggests that Samuel is detail-oriented and possibly a bit obsessive about cleanliness, which informs the reader about his personality without explicitly stating it.
