A throat and bosom of rare whiteness
“She is a beauty the like of which I have never seen. An amazing complexion, glowing eyes, a perfect mouth, a throat and bosom of rare whiteness. She is tall and her temperament is lively. She is always with one foot in the air. One senses in her a great deal of intelligence and affability, but also a certain ambition.” The Saxon minister, Lefort, praised her large and brilliant blue eyes and he found irresistible her high spirits and her lighthearted sense of fun.
Q1: Does 'one foot in the air ' mean in high spirit? Is it idiomatic? I didn't found this expression in my dictionary but 'in the air'.
Q2: a throat and bosom of rare whiteness = the neck and the bosom looked fair?
Do native speakers refer to the neck as a throat?
Thanks!
Top answer
" Q2: The given sentence is correct. "Throat" would refer to the front of the neck. "Neck" would typically refer to the back of the neck.
- " Q2: The given sentence is correct.
- "Throat" would refer to the front of the neck.
- "Neck" would typically refer to the back of the neck.
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Q1: This repeats what immediately precedes: "her temperament is lively."
Q2: The given sentence is correct. "Throat" would refer to the front of the neck. "Neck" would typically refer to the back of the neck.
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