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Volcano1985 Posted 18 years ago
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"In short there is in life an element of elfin coincidence which people reckoning on the prosaic may perpetually miss"
What does this sentence mean especially "an element of elfin cpincidence" ? Thanks in advance...
What does this sentence mean especially "an element of elfin cpincidence" ? Thanks in advance...
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e. things that happen by chance, and these chance occurrences seem a bit magical The phrase "people reckoning on the prosaic" basically means "people who expect nothing but the usual, boring things to happen"
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- things that happen by chance, and these chance occurrences seem a bit magical The phrase "people reckoning on the prosaic" basically means "people who expect nothing but the usual, boring things to happen"
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The phrase "an element of elfin coincidence" basically "a little bit of magic" -- i.e. things that happen by chance, and these chance occurrences seem a bit magical
The phrase "people reckoning on the prosaic" basically means "people who expect nothing but the usual, boring things to happen"
The phrase "people reckoning on the prosaic" basically means "people who expect nothing but the usual, boring things to happen"
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Thank you.There are also some sentences that I don't understand.May I post them ?
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