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Can you help me with this sentence.....
Hey guys! Can you describe the bold text in other words for me? It kinda confuse me, so I'd appreciate your help!!
Buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. To be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. But when the ends of the rope were placed in the stranger’s hands, he growled menacingly. He had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. But to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. In quick rage he sprang at the man, who met him halfway, grappled him close by the throat, and with a deft twist threw him over on his back.
Thanks in advance!
Buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. To be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. But when the ends of the rope were placed in the stranger’s hands, he growled menacingly. He had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. But to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. In quick rage he sprang at the man, who met him halfway, grappled him close by the throat, and with a deft twist threw him over on his back.
Thanks in advance!
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He was accustomed to others acting according to his wishes when he indicated what he wanted. In this instance he believed that he only needed to give a warning growl and the stranger would drop the rope.
- He was accustomed to others acting according to his wishes when he indicated what he wanted.
- In this instance he believed that he only needed to give a warning growl and the stranger would drop the rope.
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He was accustomed to others acting according to his wishes when he indicated what he wanted. In this instance he believed that he only needed to give a warning growl and the stranger would drop the rope.
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