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Ahava_yin Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

How about this "done"?

This buck creature had been stepping proud and free through the bush, feeling the chill on its skin even as he himself had done, exhilarated by it.

What do you think that "done" means in this sentence?

Looking forward to your ideas. Any of your help will be appreciated. Thank you!
  

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Done = feeling the chill on its skin . If done is meant to include stepping proud and free through the bush , then there should be a comma after skin .

— Mister Micawber

  • Done = feeling the chill on its skin .
  • If done is meant to include stepping proud and free through the bush , then there should be a comma after skin .
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Done = feeling the chill on its skin. If done is meant to include stepping proud and free through the bush, then there should be a comma after skin.
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Thank you Mister Micawber.

One more point that I don'e understand.

"even as he himself had done", "even" and "himself" sound kind of emphatic to me, but what is emphasized here?

Thank you again
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The two words emphasize that the speaker had the same experience.
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"This buck creature" is deeply peculiar, Ahava. Either "buck" or "creature" is surely redundant. Where did you find it?

MrP
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MrPedantic"This buck creature" is deeply peculiar, Ahava. Either "buck" or "creature" is surely redundant. Where did you find it?

MrP

Hi MrPedantic,

I'm sorry for the mistake. The original sentence is "That morning, perhaps an hour ago, this small creature had been stepping proud and free through the bush, feeling the chill on its
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No problem at all, Ahava – thank you!

MrP
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