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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
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Absence of seven years in France

-The action occurs between December 2 and December 29, 1170, chronicling the days leading up to the martyrdom of Thomas Becket following his absence of seven years in France. Becket's internal struggle is the main focus of the play.

The context will show the meaning. If there's no context, I'll understand the black words to mean TB is absent from France for seven years and where he is during those seven years is not mentioned. But do you think it's possible to interpret the black words as his absense from a certain place of seven years, which period sees him in France?
  

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Johnson13 I'll understand the black words to mean TB is absent from France for seven years and where he is during those seven years is not mentioned Wrong. It means that he was in France for 7 years. Johnson13 .

  • Johnson13 I'll understand the black words to mean TB is absent from France for seven years and where he is during those seven years is not mentioned Wrong.
  • It means that he was in France for 7 years.
  • Johnson13 .
  • But do you think it's possible to interpret the black words as his absence from a certain place of seven years, which period sees him in France?
  • That is the meaning: he was absent from England.
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Johnson13I'll understand the black words to mean TB is absent from France for seven years and where he is during those seven years is not mentioned
Wrong. It means that he was in France for 7 years.
Johnson13. But do you think it's possible to interpret the black words as his absence from a certain place of seven years, which period se

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