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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

I need a help with a sentnce, please

Hello,

Could you explain the use of 'come over' in this sentence? It means that the bird came over, but I was confused by the structure.

There’s a bird on the lawn that I think must be a nightingale come over on the Cunard or White Star Line. He’s singing away ——” Her voice sang: “It’s romantic, isn’t it, Tom?”

Also taken from The Great Gatsby
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The story takes place in the United States. Nightingales are not native to the United States. If they are seen in the United States, they must have come over from Europe (crossed the Atlantic Ocean) on a ship, perhaps a ship that belongs to the Cunard company or to the White Star company.

— CalifJim

  • The story takes place in the United States.
  • Nightingales are not native to the United States.
  • If they are seen in the United States, they must have come over from Europe (crossed the Atlantic Ocean) on a ship, perhaps a ship that belongs to the Cunard company or to the White Star company.
  • These ships travel between Europe and the United States.
  • " CJ
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The story takes place in the United States. Nightingales are not native to the United States. If they are seen in the United States, they must have come over from Europe (crossed the Atlantic Ocean) on a ship, perhaps a ship that belongs to the Cunard company or to the White Star company. These ships travel between Europe and the United States.

(I think the bird) "must be a nightingale
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CalifJim(I think the bird) "must be a nightingale (that has) come over (from Europe) on the Cunard or White Star Line."
So it must be common to omit words in this way, right?

Thanks
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Nina_NiaSo it must be common to omit words in this way, right?
Especially in literary works, yes. Not so much in everyday conversation.

CJ
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