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OttoJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

In his own

-His mother formed a scheme for burying him in poverty and obscurity in his own.

ON HIS OWN is found in dictionaries, but not IN HIS OWN; what does IN HIS OWN here mean?

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You took a quote out of context. The rest of the paragraph will make it clear.

  • You took a quote out of context.
  • The rest of the paragraph will make it clear.
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You took a quote out of context. The rest of the paragraph will make it clear.
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OttoJBut the context doesn't help in any way...
But it does! It is a perfect contrast with the previous clause...

Being hindered, by whatever means, from banishing him into another country, she formed soon after a scheme a scheme for burying him in poverty and obscurity

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