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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

I am no longer to come

In the example:

Here I am, whispered the perfect moment. I am now. I am no longer to come.

What does the last sentence mean?
  

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'to come' = coming (in the future)

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  • 'to come' = coming (in the future)
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'to come' = coming (in the future)
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eipjooI am no longer to come.
It sounds like poetry.

The author is describing a change in status. It's like the difference between "I'm coming" and "I'm here."
(I'm no longer coming; I'm here!)

I'm reminded of the Biblical "He is who is to come."

The language is uncommon.

We would easily understand the sentence: "There'
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