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Catttt Posted 8 years ago
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Excavating the contents of her handbag
Does "excavating" in this context mean "bringing out" or "looking for"?
Context:
... Winnie, the female protagonist of Beckett’s 1961 play Happy Days, who, buried to her waist in a growing mound of scorched grass, issues a stream of clichés from advertising and popular songs while excavating the contents of her handbag.
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It means a combination of those two: looking for the content and taking it out.
- It means a combination of those two: looking for the content and taking it out.
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It means a combination of those two: looking for the content and taking it out.
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