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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Thank you for giving us chances to get in contact with professional native English speakers. There is this passage fron one of the Dickens' novels and i can't figure out its meaning, maybe you could help me out with it. It read: "... there was a good coach dinner, of which the box, the four front outsides, the one inside, nicholas, the good-tempered man, and Mr. Squeers partook;" Now, the words in question are: coach, box, outsides. I know what their ordinary meanings are, but something tells me they bear different meanings in this context.
Thank you!
Thank you for giving us chances to get in contact with professional native English speakers. There is this passage fron one of the Dickens' novels and i can't figure out its meaning, maybe you could help me out with it. It read: "... there was a good coach dinner, of which the box, the four front outsides, the one inside, nicholas, the good-tempered man, and Mr. Squeers partook;" Now, the words in question are: coach, box, outsides. I know what their ordinary meanings are, but something tells me they bear different meanings in this context.
Thank you!
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My guess is that the terms were standard at the time for describing long distance travel by a particular variety of horse-drawn coach. The box would be the passengers riding within the enclosure. The outsides would be those not.
- My guess is that the terms were standard at the time for describing long distance travel by a particular variety of horse-drawn coach.
- The box would be the passengers riding within the enclosure.
- The outsides would be those not.
- These are the people who consumed the good dinner.
- I emphasize that this is only a guess.
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My guess is that the terms were standard at the time for describing long distance travel by a particular variety of horse-drawn coach.
The box would be the passengers riding within the enclosure. The outsides would be those not.
These are the people who consumed the good dinner.
I emphasize that this is only a guess.
The box would be the passengers riding within the enclosure. The outsides would be those not.
These are the people who consumed the good dinner.
I emphasize that this is only a guess.
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Thank you Avangi!
You were right on your guess, it was about the 18th century English culture, with their coach inns, and horse-drawn coaches... In the mean time I had another person confirm your guess, so you two can't be wrong about the same thing.
Best wishes!
You were right on your guess, it was about the 18th century English culture, with their coach inns, and horse-drawn coaches... In the mean time I had another person confirm your guess, so you two can't be wrong about the same thing.
Best wishes!
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