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v. Simple past tense and past participle of pause.

"The train paused for only a few minutes at Hershey, then pulled off about a hundred yards and promptly broke down."

paused    pauses    pausing   

general pause    disemic pause   

hold   

stop    suspension    cessation    interruption    hesitation    suspence    doubt    hesitate    intermit    stay   

Claus    Dawes    applause    because    cause    clause    claws    daws    draws    flaws   

silence    sigh    whisper    hesitation    interval    nod    gesture    delay    glance    breath