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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

At (the hearing of) these words

At these words, Agamemnon's face lit up. An evil smile slowly spread across his features.

Hi,
Is it right to take the above as the following? Thanks.

At the hearing of these words, Agamemenon's face became radiant. His looks/face slowly revealed an evil smile.
  

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'Radiant' is the wrong word here; otherwise, the paraphrase is OK.

  • 'Radiant' is the wrong word here; otherwise, the paraphrase is OK.
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'Radiant' is the wrong word here; otherwise, the paraphrase is OK.
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