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Jonchant Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Brought away.

''In the ’tween-decks of the Narwhal, Buck and Curly joined two other dogs. One of them was a big, snow-white fellow from Spitzbergen who had been brought away by a whaling captain, and who had later accompanied a Geological Survey into the Barrens.''

What does ''Brought away'' mean in this paragraph?
  

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jonchant What does Brought away mean in this paragraph? Carried/Taken from Spitzbergen.

— Mister Micawber

  • jonchant What does Brought away mean in this paragraph?
  • Carried/Taken from Spitzbergen.
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jonchantWhat does Brought away mean in this paragraph?
Carried/Taken from Spitzbergen.
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Mister MicawberCarried/Taken from Spitzbergen.
Hey, thanks for replying. still a little bit confused though, I can't tell if the dog is brought with the captain to Geological Survey or not. It doesn't make sense with the rest of the story, that's why I am asking.
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It doesn't say that the captain had anything to do with the Geological Survey. For all we know, the dog may have had several owners after the whaling captain and before the Geological Survey. The importance of the whaling captain is that he was the means by which the dog left Spitzbergen.
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