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In the text below, the author "spin around" and "doubled" (capitalized). Do they have the same meaning? Then he changed his direction twice?
In the text below, the author "spin around" and "doubled" (capitalized). Do they have the same meaning? Then he changed his direction twice?
I am still shivering … there was a terrific explosion, then screams and yells. Then wild machine-gun fire made me SPIN ROUND and run for my life, while out of the corner of my eye I saw the Germans catching people who tried to escape. I DOUBLED like a hunted hare and stopped only in the Piazza di Spagna.
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I hope this helps:
Doubled in this context means that this person had doubled their speed in running. They ran faster.
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