0
Mulberry Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
a winter gauk
0 I don't understand these words and phrase in a short story written by H.C. Andersen. Could you please explain to me, Thank you very much 02 br
00 the snowdrop is 01 i 01 span 00 "a winter gauk" 02 span 02 i 02 br
00 the snowdrop stretched itself within the thin rind " 01 i 01 span 00 which the water had softened from without" 02 span 02 i 02 br
00 i feel a " 01 i 01 span 00 a stirring and striving within me" 02 br
02 span 02 i 0-
00 the snowdrop is 01 i 01 span 00 "a winter gauk" 02 span 02 i 02 br
00 the snowdrop stretched itself within the thin rind " 01 i 01 span 00 which the water had softened from without" 02 span 02 i 02 br
00 i feel a " 01 i 01 span 00 a stirring and striving within me" 02 br
02 span 02 i 0-
Top answer
02 br 02 br 00 Do you happen to know if this is a translation? "Snowdrop" isn't part of my vocabulary, and I spent many years in snow country. " My dictionary defines it as an awkward, oafish person; and gives an "informal" usage as 01 u 00 to stare 02 u 00 , like an awkward, oafish person.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Do you happen to know if this is a translation?
- "Snowdrop" isn't part of my vocabulary, and I spent many years in snow country.
- " My dictionary defines it as an awkward, oafish person; and gives an "informal" usage as 01 u 00 to stare 02 u 00 , like an awkward, oafish person.
- ) 02 br 02 br 00 Are we possibly talking about a flower, or a candy?
- 02 br 02 br 00 I guess a 01 i 00 stirring 02 i 00 would be some kind of gut feeling - an undefined emotional sensation - a sense of movement from within.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
0 Hi mulberry, WELCOME TO THE FORUMS ! 02 br
02 br
00 Do you happen to know if this is a translation? "Snowdrop" isn't part of my vocabulary, and I spent many years in snow country. "Snowflake" is common, but doesn't seem to fit your phrases. 02 br
02 br
00 The 01 b 00 gauk 02 b 00 I know is spelled "gawk." My dictionary defines it as an awkwar
02 br
00 Do you happen to know if this is a translation? "Snowdrop" isn't part of my vocabulary, and I spent many years in snow country. "Snowflake" is common, but doesn't seem to fit your phrases. 02 br
02 br
00 The 01 b 00 gauk 02 b 00 I know is spelled "gawk." My dictionary defines it as an awkwar
00
0 A snowdrop is a flower that grows from a bulb and is in flower in the winter. 02 br
05 0 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 01 font 00 The translation that is being used looks old and is using archaic words. "gauk" is a word that is no longer in use. It may be connected with the dialect word "gowk", which means a cuckoo [ which is a short summer visit
05 0 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 01 font 00 The translation that is being used looks old and is using archaic words. "gauk" is a word that is no longer in use. It may be connected with the dialect word "gowk", which means a cuckoo [ which is a short summer visit
00
0
0 Thank you very much, Avangi and Feebs 05 1 00 . Your explanation helps me understand the story much more thoroughly 05 2 00 . 02 br
00 As Feebs has mentioned, snowdrop is a beautiful flower which blossoms in the end of winter, when the snow still lies upon the ground. [F]The blossom is as white as snow with several tiny green stripes. When it is still a bud, it looks like a wat
00 As Feebs has mentioned, snowdrop is a beautiful flower which blossoms in the end of winter, when the snow still lies upon the ground. [F]The blossom is as white as snow with several tiny green stripes. When it is still a bud, it looks like a wat
0
Related Questions