Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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00 I have some problems with following sentences and words. 02 br
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00 1. What does 'his thought runs on before him, and settles down upon us like star in the east' mean? (At this moment, whathever hinders him, we are not so anxious to see him as he is to be here, and his thought runs on before him, and settles down upon us like star in the east.) 02 br
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00 2. What does 'all the more' mean? (I ought the written; but perhaps I have thought of you all the more.) 02 br
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00 3. What does 'led in' mean? (His other hand held the rein of the horse, which was standing saddled as if just led in.) 02 br
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00 4. What does 'seemd scarcely so much affected by it as to feel any one's presence in adition to Mr. Darton's' mean? (Philip Hall's wife, in spite of this interruption to her first rencounter, seemd scarcely so much affected by it as to fell any one's presence in adition to Mr. Darton's.) 02 br
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00 5. What does 'notches of chimney-crook which hung above' mean? (He spread his knees to the brands, lit up his tobbaco as he had said, and sat gazing into the fire and notches of chimney-crook which hung above.) 02 br
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00 I have some problems with following sentences and words. 02 br
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00 1. What does 'his thought runs on before him, and settles down upon us like star in the east' mean? (At this moment, whathever hinders him, we are not so anxious to see him as he is to be here, and his thought runs on before him, and settles down upon us like star in the east.) 02 br
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00 2. What does 'all the more' mean? (I ought the written; but perhaps I have thought of you all the more.) 02 br
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00 3. What does 'led in' mean? (His other hand held the rein of the horse, which was standing saddled as if just led in.) 02 br
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00 4. What does 'seemd scarcely so much affected by it as to feel any one's presence in adition to Mr. Darton's' mean? (Philip Hall's wife, in spite of this interruption to her first rencounter, seemd scarcely so much affected by it as to fell any one's presence in adition to Mr. Darton's.) 02 br
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00 5. What does 'notches of chimney-crook which hung above' mean? (He spread his knees to the brands, lit up his tobbaco as he had said, and sat gazing into the fire and notches of chimney-crook which hung above.) 02 br
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0 These are mostly very old texts - not modern English. 02 br
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00 2. "All the more" = "even more". 02 br
00 3. "Led" is the past participle of the verb "to lead". In this case it refers to a horse which has been made to walk by gently pulling on its reins. 02 br
00 4. Not modern English. I means that Philip Hall's wi
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00 1. = (I have no idea!) 02 br
00 2. "All the more" = "even more". 02 br
00 3. "Led" is the past participle of the verb "to lead". In this case it refers to a horse which has been made to walk by gently pulling on its reins. 02 br
00 4. Not modern English. I means that Philip Hall's wi
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00 4. Not modern English. IT means that Philip Hall's wife was aware only of Mr Darton, despite the interruption. 0-
00 4. Not modern English. IT means that Philip Hall's wife was aware only of Mr Darton, despite the interruption. 0-
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10 1. What does 'his thought runs on before him, and settles down upon us like star in the east' mean? (At this moment, whathever hinders him, we are not so anxious to see him as he is to be here, and his thought runs on before him, and settles down upon us like star in the east.) 12 br
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0 You are definitely on the right track. I simply found it impossible to paraphrase such an ephemeral concept. 0-
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