Why is this clip "greyed" on my timeline?

I am trying to figure out why a clip segment on my Adobe Premiere Elements 10 timeline is 'greyed out' (clue: the audio level dips for this clip segment on playback).  I have tried replacing the selection but it reverts to the same greyed-out format.
The greyed-out clip segment looks like this:
Any help appreciated.
K

Chelseamorning
From the looks of its those clips have been disabled. Right click each and determine if Enable has a check mark next to it in the pop up menu that appears
after the right click. If no check mark, place a check mark there to enable Enable.
Please let us know if that works for you.
Thank you.
ATR
Add On....I did the screenshot with Premiere Elements 13/13.1 Windows, but same thing for 10.

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