Pask described the two strategies as 'holist' and 'serialist'.[…]Learners who adopt a holist strategy (described as comprehension learners) like to get an overview of a topic.

A stream of inquiry and comment issued from her lips. . . . At last Gillian managed to stem the torrent of garrulity and interposed a question.

The last word of this sentence is bold.

The cook's assistant, who was called the cookee, made a roaring fire in the stove. As soon as the fire was going strong, the cookee woke up the teamsters.