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What is the impact of the nuance of the word "handled" in the following excerpt: "I was immediately handled and tossed up to see if I were sound by some of the crew"?
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What is the impact of the nuance of the word "handled" in the following excerpt: "I was immediately handled and tossed up to see if I were sound by some of the crew"?

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The word “handled” adds nuance that the speaker was treated like an object because “handled” is typically only used when speaking about something inanimate.
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