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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

came by the last post

He threw over a sheet of thick, pink-tinted note-paper which had been lying upon the table, "It came by last post," said he. "Read it aloud."

I think, the threw over means "abandoned". Am I right?

Also please explain the bold parts. [particularly I can't understand the "last post" after assuming the `came by' as obtained]
  

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" Although sometimes the phrases can have those meanings, here we just have their simple, literal meanings. He threw (or tossed) the paper over to the other person. " Does that help?

— Khoff

  • " Although sometimes the phrases can have those meanings, here we just have their simple, literal meanings.
  • He threw (or tossed) the paper over to the other person.
  • " Does that help?
  • I'm curious -- what text is this from?
  • It sounds like Sherlock Holmes, or perhaps Hercule Poirot.
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No, in this passage "threw over" does not mean "abandoned" and "came by" does not mean "obtained." Although sometimes the phrases can have those meanings, here we just have their simple, literal meanings.

He threw (or tossed) the paper over to the other person. "It came by last post" means "it arrived in the most recent mail delivery."

Does that help? I'm curious -- what text
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KhoffNo, in this passage "threw over" does not mean "abandoned" and "came by" does not mean "obtained." Although sometimes the phrases can have those meanings, here we just have their simple, literal meanings.

He threw (or tossed) the paper over to the other person. "It came by last post" means "it arrived in the most recent mail delivery."

Does that
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