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Vocabulary
Antonia: shadow
0 Hello, 02 br
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00 They have already got used to living 01 font 00 with/under 02 font 00 the shadow of another woman, with her habits, preferances and fears. 02 br
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00 Can you pelase tell me what should the phrase in blue be like? 02 br
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00 They have already got used to living 01 font 00 with/under 02 font 00 the shadow of another woman, with her habits, preferances and fears. 02 br
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0 Dear sir, 02 br 02 br 00 It is my opinion that we may live «under the shadow» or «in the shadow» of an important person. 02 br 02 br 00 You will perhaps not be offended if I tell you that it is «preferences» not «preferances». 05 0 02 br 02 br 00 Kind regards, 05 1 02 br 02 br 00 Goldmund 010id 111id 1
- 0 Dear sir, 02 br 02 br 00 It is my opinion that we may live «under the shadow» or «in the shadow» of an important person.
- 02 br 02 br 00 You will perhaps not be offended if I tell you that it is «preferences» not «preferances».
- 05 0 02 br 02 br 00 Kind regards, 05 1 02 br 02 br 00 Goldmund 010id 111id 1
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0 Dear sir, 02 br
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00 It is my opinion that we may live «under the shadow» or «in the shadow» of an important person. 02 br
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00 We may also live «with the shadow» of a dead or absent person. 02 br
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00 I do not know which it is in your sentence. 02 br
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00 It is my opinion that we may live «under the shadow» or «in the shadow» of an important person. 02 br
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00 We may also live «with the shadow» of a dead or absent person. 02 br
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00 I do not know which it is in your sentence. 02 br
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0 Thank you Goldmund, of course I won't be offended. Please, do correct me whenever you see some mistake 05 0 02 br
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00 I think my context requires 01 i 00 with the shadow 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 I think my context requires 01 i 00 with the shadow 02 i 00 . 02 br
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0 Acutally, I think we need more context. "In the shadow" means that the other woman is a figuratively large presence, and she sets the tone for what's going on. Others live "in her shadow" because she's the one in control. "My sister's fame as a child actress left us all living in her shadow." 02 br
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00 The expression "with the shadow" is more metaphorical. To me, it sa
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00 The expression "with the shadow" is more metaphorical. To me, it sa
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0 The author literary says that the wife lives with the shadow of the mistress, but her husband is still cheating on her with the mistress. It is not an ex mistress. 0-
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