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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
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Between, all things were to his order, to command
Under his feet he felt the hillroots going down and down into the dark, over his head he saw the dry, far fires of the stars. Between, all things were to his order, to command. He stood the center of the world.
Is the middle part of the sentence a parenthesis? If it is, what does "between to command" means? If it's not, could you change the sequence of the words to make the structure or meaning more obvious?
Is the middle part of the sentence a parenthesis? If it is, what does "between to command" means? If it's not, could you change the sequence of the words to make the structure or meaning more obvious?
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" Between the hillroots and the stars, all things were his to order; (all things were his) to command. I don't know what "hillroots" means though.
- " Between the hillroots and the stars, all things were his to order; (all things were his) to command.
- I don't know what "hillroots" means though.
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It should read "Between, all things were his to order, to command."
Between the hillroots and the stars, all things were his to order; (all things were his) to command.
I don't know what "hillroots" means though.
Between the hillroots and the stars, all things were his to order; (all things were his) to command.
I don't know what "hillroots" means though.
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