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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Dig
Hello, can someone explain the sentence below? I don't understand "...to read into her a dig at..." part.
Olive has a duller sister, Violet, who does much of the housework, and some critics have tried to read into her a dig at Ms. Byatt’s younger sister, the novelist Margaret Drabble.
Olive has a duller sister, Violet, who does much of the housework, and some critics have tried to read into her a dig at Ms. Byatt’s younger sister, the novelist Margaret Drabble.
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Byatt's sister's personality. Byatt's sister's personalities.
- Byatt's sister's personality.
- Byatt's sister's personalities.
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I think it means that the critics have tried to find a familiarity between Violet and Ms.Byatt's sister's personality. Have tried to attribute some of Violet's personalities to Ms.Byatt's sister's personalities.
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A dig is a swipe, or an insult. Some authors famously use their works of fiction to jab at personal rivals. That is, the words may have a double meaning, sometimes unknown to the general public.
Coloraday says this, but I wasn't sure the idea of the insult was clear.
Coloraday says this, but I wasn't sure the idea of the insult was clear.
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AnonymousOlive has a duller sister, Violet, who does much of the housework, and some critics have tried to read into her a dig at Ms. Byatt’s younger sister, the novelist Margaret Drabble.Olive has a duller sister, Violet, who does much of the housework, and some critics have tried to interpret the inclusion of the dull sister Violet as Ms. Byatt's
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