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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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It was more [a state of beingㅡpreparedness]
The protagonist is one of royal family members of Amber.
He just now made a date with a daughter of the prime minister from a neighboring country Begma.
And he is now going out with her, showing her the town.
I noticed the lithe way she moved about obstacles. It wasn't just gracefulness. It was more a state of being?preparedness, I guess. Several times I noticed her glancing back in the direction from which we had come. I looked myself, but there was nothing unusaul to see. Once, when a man stepped suddenly from a doorway we were approaching, I saw her hand flash toward the dagger at her belt, then drop away.
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know what "a state of being?preparedness" means, and what role the long dash plays in the phrase.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He just now made a date with a daughter of the prime minister from a neighboring country Begma.
And he is now going out with her, showing her the town.
I noticed the lithe way she moved about obstacles. It wasn't just gracefulness. It was more a state of being?preparedness, I guess. Several times I noticed her glancing back in the direction from which we had come. I looked myself, but there was nothing unusaul to see. Once, when a man stepped suddenly from a doorway we were approaching, I saw her hand flash toward the dagger at her belt, then drop away.
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know what "a state of being?preparedness" means, and what role the long dash plays in the phrase.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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"a state of being" means a state (condition) in which one lives or exists. "preparedness" further describes this state. "I guess" qualifies "preparedness".
- "a state of being" means a state (condition) in which one lives or exists.
- "preparedness" further describes this state.
- "I guess" qualifies "preparedness".
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"a state of being" means a state (condition) in which one lives or exists.
"preparedness" further describes this state. "I guess" qualifies "preparedness".
"preparedness" further describes this state. "I guess" qualifies "preparedness".
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