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Vahabbayani Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

From Dubliners

Please explain these bold parts which are taken from Araby (Dubliners):

1. a coach man smoothed and combed the horse or shook music from the buckled harness.

2. yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood.

  

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vahabbayani shook music from the buckled harness. = caused the harness bells to ring as he groomed the horse. vahabbayani her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood.

  • vahabbayani shook music from the buckled harness.
  • = caused the harness bells to ring as he groomed the horse.
  • vahabbayani her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood.
  • = hearing her name aroused me romantically
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vahabbayanishook music from the buckled harness.

= caused the harness bells to ring as he groomed the horse.

vahabbayaniher name was like a summons to all my foolish blood.

= hearing her name aroused me romantically

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