10. The world seemed to pause, caught in a moment of ____________ animation as if the rain had cast a spell that hushed the clamour of urban life. A. suspend B. suspension C. suspended D. suspending 11. As the first raindrops fell, they were hesitant dancers, ____________ on the asphalt with delicate grace. A. pirouette B. pirouetting C. pirouetted D. pirouettes 12. The sounds of the city were muffled, replaced by the ____________ drumming of raindrops on rooftops and leaves. A. rhythmicity B. rhythmical C. rhythmic D. rhythmically