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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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1. What does 'raids upon the composers' mean? (The music wisely catering to all with its raids upon the composers.)
2. What doen 'in a table d' hote grape fruit' mean? (He took the great, round world in his hand, so to speak, familiarly, contemptously, and it seemed no larger then the seed of a Maraschino cherry in a table d' hote grape fruit.)
3. What is meaning of this sentence? Expression on this subject was precipitated from E. Rushmore Colgan by the third corner to our table.
4.What does 'object-bound' mean? (I've meet good many object-bound citizens of this country abroad.)
5. What does 'lake fish' mean? (...they stammer and speak of lake fish and new Odd Fellows Building.) http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=67675
Thanks in advance!
1. What does 'raids upon the composers' mean? (The music wisely catering to all with its raids upon the composers.)
2. What doen 'in a table d' hote grape fruit' mean? (He took the great, round world in his hand, so to speak, familiarly, contemptously, and it seemed no larger then the seed of a Maraschino cherry in a table d' hote grape fruit.)
3. What is meaning of this sentence? Expression on this subject was precipitated from E. Rushmore Colgan by the third corner to our table.
4.What does 'object-bound' mean? (I've meet good many object-bound citizens of this country abroad.)
5. What does 'lake fish' mean? (...they stammer and speak of lake fish and new Odd Fellows Building.) http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=67675
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I can probably help with some: 1-- The music was a medley of famous composers' pieces, or included snippets of well-known compositions. 2-- A common way of serving grapefruit in a restaurant is halved, with a maraschino cherry placed at its center. 3-- The conversation was started by Mr.
- I can probably help with some: 1-- The music was a medley of famous composers' pieces, or included snippets of well-known compositions.
- 2-- A common way of serving grapefruit in a restaurant is halved, with a maraschino cherry placed at its center.
- 3-- The conversation was started by Mr.
- ) 4-- I'm not sure: object-bound could mean either tied/limited to material objects or goal-oriented.
- The tourists could be shopping for souvenirs or be on a rigid sightseeing itinerary.
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I can probably help with some:
1-- The music was a medley of famous composers' pieces, or included snippets of well-known compositions.
2-- A common way of serving grapefruit in a restaurant is halved, with a maraschino cherry placed at its center.
3-- The conversation was started by Mr. Colgan, who was sitting at the writer's table (?)
4-- I'm not sure: object-bo
1-- The music was a medley of famous composers' pieces, or included snippets of well-known compositions.
2-- A common way of serving grapefruit in a restaurant is halved, with a maraschino cherry placed at its center.
3-- The conversation was started by Mr. Colgan, who was sitting at the writer's table (?)
4-- I'm not sure: object-bo
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