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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
across
Hermione had fought her way across to the stand where Snape stood, and was now racing along the row behind him; she didn't even stop to say sorry as she knocked Professor Quirrell headfirst into the row in front. Reaching Snape, she crouched down, pulled out her wand, and whispered a few, well- chosen words. Bright blue flames shot from her wand onto the hem of Snape's robes.
It took perhaps thirty seconds for Snape to realize that he was on fire. A sudden yelp told her she had done her job. Scooping the fire off him into a little jar in her pocket, she scrambled back along the row -- Snape would never know what had happened.
Being the game in progress, I guess, Hermione couldn’t get across through the field. Under the circumstance, she needed to go the opposite, only making a detour along the round stands. Can “across” be used in this situation?
It took perhaps thirty seconds for Snape to realize that he was on fire. A sudden yelp told her she had done her job. Scooping the fire off him into a little jar in her pocket, she scrambled back along the row -- Snape would never know what had happened.
Being the game in progress, I guess, Hermione couldn’t get across through the field. Under the circumstance, she needed to go the opposite, only making a detour along the round stands. Can “across” be used in this situation?
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Snape was "standing" in the stand . I believe this is what we'd call a "grandstand," containing tiered rows of seats. Hermione is now racing along the row behind him, so he might not see her coming.
- Snape was "standing" in the stand .
- I believe this is what we'd call a "grandstand," containing tiered rows of seats.
- Hermione is now racing along the row behind him, so he might not see her coming.
- In your first paragraph, it's not clear from whence Hermione began her journey.
- You're saying she did not come "across" the field.
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Snape was "standing" in the stand. I believe this is what we'd call a "grandstand," containing tiered rows of seats.
Hermione is now racing along the row behind him, so he might not see her coming.
In your first paragraph, it's not clear from whence Hermione began her journey. You're saying she did not come "across" the field. We need to know where she came fro
Hermione is now racing along the row behind him, so he might not see her coming.
In your first paragraph, it's not clear from whence Hermione began her journey. You're saying she did not come "across" the field. We need to know where she came fro
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This is the very first scene after the passage “Hermione had disappeared.” And just now I checked the movie, and it has round stand like soccer pitch. But the stands are not the focus on the scene it’s not easy to catch where she and Snape exactly were. So the quotes and my imagination are the only clues for the decision.
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If this is in an arena, it probably means that she worked her way from "another part of the stand" to "that part of the stand" where Snape was standing. It would be natural to say "She worked her way across the stands."
Or if she begins her "crossing" in the stand(s), "She worked her way across to the other side," or something like that.
If it's bothering
Or if she begins her "crossing" in the stand(s), "She worked her way across to the other side," or something like that.
If it's bothering
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I’ve been deeply impressed by your explanation on three possibilities: (1) at the same stand, (2) crossing to a stand, and even (3) circulating. Now I understand why you’ve asked from where she started. Thank you very much.
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