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Cadzao Posted 19 years ago
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Be overcome at the sight
In his short story "The Blue Hotel" http://www.4literature.net/Stephen_Crane/Blue_Hotel/ Stephen Crane wrote:
"It is true that on clear days, when the great transcontinental expresses, long lines of swaying Pullmans, swept through Fort Romper, passengers were overcome at the sight, and the cult that knows the brown-reds and the subdivisions of the dark greens of the East expressed shame, pity, horror, in a laugh."
1. What does "be overcome at the sight" means?
2. Would you mind explaning what the author means by the underlined sentence, and if possible, rephrasing it?
Thank you so much.
Cadzao
"It is true that on clear days, when the great transcontinental expresses, long lines of swaying Pullmans, swept through Fort Romper, passengers were overcome at the sight, and the cult that knows the brown-reds and the subdivisions of the dark greens of the East expressed shame, pity, horror, in a laugh."
1. What does "be overcome at the sight" means?
2. Would you mind explaning what the author means by the underlined sentence, and if possible, rephrasing it?
Thank you so much.
Cadzao
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Could anyone help me to answer the two questions, please?
- Could anyone help me to answer the two questions, please?
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When the passengers saw the (color of the) hotel, they experienced a strong, almost involuntary, reaction, because the color was so unusual and unexpected. That group of passengers who knew a lot about colors, that is, those who knew how to distinguish different shades (bright or dark) of brown, red, green, etc. -- mostly people from the eastern part of the country -- had a negative reactio
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