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Nikoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
As to the prophecies
Hi,
Similar to my previous question, this is a sentence from a short story by Doctorow. I am not sure if I understand the sentence in bold correctly. Is it saying that the mother had made a prophecy that by spring grandma would be still alive?
"Years ago his life had fallen into a pattern of business failures and missed opportunities. The great debate between his family on the one side, and my mother Ruth on the other, was this: who was responsible for the fact that he had not lived up to anyone’s expectations?
As to the prophecies, when spring came my mother’s prevailed. Grandma was still alive."
Thank you for your help
Similar to my previous question, this is a sentence from a short story by Doctorow. I am not sure if I understand the sentence in bold correctly. Is it saying that the mother had made a prophecy that by spring grandma would be still alive?
"Years ago his life had fallen into a pattern of business failures and missed opportunities. The great debate between his family on the one side, and my mother Ruth on the other, was this: who was responsible for the fact that he had not lived up to anyone’s expectations?
As to the prophecies, when spring came my mother’s prevailed. Grandma was still alive."
Thank you for your help
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Yes. And someone else had made a prophecy that she would not be alive. Mother's prophecy 'won'.
- Yes.
- And someone else had made a prophecy that she would not be alive.
- Mother's prophecy 'won'.
- Clive
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Yes. And someone else had made a prophecy that she would not be alive.
Mother's prophecy 'won'.
Clive
Mother's prophecy 'won'.
Clive
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