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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Hear Lessons
I came across "hear lessons" in a non-fiction book that I am now reading. I looked up "hear" in dictionaries but there is no definition that explains what "hear" in "hear lessons" means. I am more familiar with "attending lessons". In the said expression, does "hear" mean "attend"?
"He had to reach class at about 6 am, and, after a pause for breakfast, hear lessons till luncheon, and then from 1 pm to about 5.30 pm."
"He had to reach class at about 6 am, and, after a pause for breakfast, hear lessons till luncheon, and then from 1 pm to about 5.30 pm."
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When was this book written? This us of 'luncheon' makes me think the English may be somewhat old-fashioned.
- When was this book written?
- This us of 'luncheon' makes me think the English may be somewhat old-fashioned.
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When was this book written?
This us of 'luncheon' makes me think the English may be somewhat old-fashioned.
This us of 'luncheon' makes me think the English may be somewhat old-fashioned.
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Thank you, Clive, for responding to my question.
The book, "Shakespeare, A Life" by Park Honan, was published in 1999, Clive.
The book, "Shakespeare, A Life" by Park Honan, was published in 1999, Clive.
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Selvakumar hear lessons till luncheonI presume it is a BrE phrase—to which this definition would apply, usually used in law but notice that it also applies to teachers:
to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly.
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That's not very old,
It's an uncommon phrase. It means 'listen to the teacher's talking'.
It's an uncommon phrase. It means 'listen to the teacher's talking'.
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SelvakumarHe had to reach class at about 6 am, and, after a pause for breakfast, hear lessons till luncheon, and then from 1 pm to about 5.30 pm."Is 'he' a student or a teacher? I was presuming 'he' was a teacher.
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Thank you, Clive and Mister Micawber.
The pronoun, "he", refers to William Shakespeare, who was then a 13-year-old pupil in a grammar school.
The pronoun, "he", refers to William Shakespeare, who was then a 13-year-old pupil in a grammar school.
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I went to a grammar school in England, too,
It's now basically another term for high school.
It's now basically another term for high school.
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CliveI went to a grammar school in England, too,It's now basically another term for high school.They are a particular kind. Specifically, the minority of state secondary schools in the UK that select the children they take https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar_school
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