The same sentence can have a very nonlocal difference in intonation. Say, “They went in the shed”. You won't pronounce it in a neutral voice if it was explaine

The same sentence can have a very nonlocal difference in intonation. Say, “They went in the shed”. You won't pronounce it in a neutral voice if it was explained in the previous chapter that a serial killer is in it. On the other hand, if the shed contains a shovel that is quickly needed to dig out a treasure, which is the subject of the novel since page 1, you will imply urgency.