A farmer's daughter had been out to milk the cows, and was returning to the dairy carrying her pail of milk upon her head. As she walked along, she fell a-musing after this fashion: "The milk in this pail will provide me with cream, which I will make into butter and take to market to sell.
"fell a-musing" - is it correct? What does it mean?
Top answer
It's correct. This means to start to daydream or to think in an impractical manner.
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It's correct.
This means to start to daydream or to think in an impractical manner.
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