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From Harry Potter
Please explain the parts in red.
Context:
'How come you feel over, son?' said Uncle Vernon, in an unnaturally quiet voice , the kind of voice he might adopt at a bedside of a very ill person.'
'T-tripped,' said Dudley shakily. "And then -'
He gestured at his massive chest. Harry understood.
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Re: From Harry Potter
(1) 'Fell', not 'feel' -- he fell down.
(2) 'T-tripped' -- is a written transcription of a stuttered statement. 'I'm r-r-really af-fraid of g-g-ghosts!'
(3) He pointed to his own big chest. (I don't know why from the context supplied).
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