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Mauricia Posted 13 years ago
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A little help..? What do the constr. mean

1 It was pleasant,too,to fling wide the windows,pinching the fingers in unfamiliar fastings, to lean out into the sunshine..
2 Pink griffins sport in a forest of yellow violins....
  

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1 It was pleasant,too,to fling wide the windows, pinching the fingers in unfamiliar fastings , to lean out into the sunshine. The word used by the author is ' fastenings '. It refers to the latches / mechanisms that held the windows closed.

— Clive

  • 1 It was pleasant,too,to fling wide the windows, pinching the fingers in unfamiliar fastings , to lean out into the sunshine.
  • The word used by the author is ' fastenings '.
  • It refers to the latches / mechanisms that held the windows closed.
  • These pinched the person's fingers because he was not familiar with their operation.
  • 2 Pink griffins sport in a forest of yellow violins....
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1 It was pleasant,too,to fling wide the windows,pinching the fingers in unfamiliar fastings, to lean out into the sunshine.

The word used by the author is 'fastenings'. It refers to the latches / mechanisms that held the windo
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Thank you so much Clive
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