No doubt I now grew very pale;—but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice. Yet the sound increased—and what could I do? It was a low, dull, quick sound—much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I gasped for breath—and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly—more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased. –"The Tell-Tale Heart,”
Edgar Allan Poe

Which words in the passage should a reader emphasize when reading aloud? Check all that apply.

a. “very”
b. “increased”
c. "such"
d. "and"
e. "gasped"