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Rpsh Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

betray too green an interest

What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determ- ines, or rather indicates, his fate. Self-emancipation even in the West In- dian provinces of the fancy and imagination—what Wilberforce is there to bring that about? Think, also, of the ladies of the land weaving toilet cushions against the last day, not to betray too green an interest in their fates! As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

I know this sentence means that the women do not care about their fates by reading the translation. However, could you tell me what does the word "green" mean in the phrase "betray green an interest in"?
  

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I have been unable to find a reference to this use of "green". Thoreau wrote in the middle of the 1800s. I did find a Scottish verb meaning to yearn.

— Enoon

  • I have been unable to find a reference to this use of "green".
  • Thoreau wrote in the middle of the 1800s.
  • I did find a Scottish verb meaning to yearn.
  • Perhaps it meant a yearning, here the women's yearning to know their fates.
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I have been unable to find a reference to this use of "green". Thoreau wrote in the middle of the 1800s. I did find a Scottish verb meaning to yearn. Perhaps it meant a yearning, here the women's yearning to know their fates.
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I remember betray can be interpreted into " unintentionally reveal" ! Maybe I get somewhat comprehension. Thank you!
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rpshI remember betray can be interpreted into " unintentionally reveal"
Right.
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I have a problem here that if my expression is right? " Maybe I get somewhat comprehension." I think you know what I have said,but I want to do it correctly. Do me a favor please.
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Maybe I have attained some degree of comprehension.
Maybe I comprehend somewhat.
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