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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Heart Bleeds
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/10/books/bookend-second-spring-in-the-secret-garden.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
"Martha's heart bled for Miss Mary, who, ignored in this company, took long solitary walks and seemed to fade daily, like a rose left out of water."
According to the definition for "heart bleeds" in:
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/heart
it must be that Martha doesn't like Miss Mary that much?
"Martha's heart bled for Miss Mary, who, ignored in this company, took long solitary walks and seemed to fade daily, like a rose left out of water."
According to the definition for "heart bleeds" in:
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/heart
it must be that Martha doesn't like Miss Mary that much?
Top answer
No, it means she felt pity for her.
- No, it means she felt pity for her.
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Pamela dare flung open the door.
This heat turns water into steam
This heat turns water into steam
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Anonymous Pamela dare flung open the door.
This heat turns water into steamWhat are you asking?
The second one needs a period.
The first one would probably be "Pamela dared [to] fling open the door" in modern English.
I suppose in archaic usage it could be present subjunctive.
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