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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
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It would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader
fondly (adv.)
3 : in a willingly credulous manner *it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader - Annie Dillard*
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"fondly hoped" - Perhaps the writer means that there was a slight chance or evidence which made the writer to hope that it would stun the reader, though the writer knew this could not be case, the writer still intentionally opted to hope this way.
Is my interpretation correct?
3 : in a willingly credulous manner *it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader - Annie Dillard*
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"fondly hoped" - Perhaps the writer means that there was a slight chance or evidence which made the writer to hope that it would stun the reader, though the writer knew this could not be case, the writer still intentionally opted to hope this way.
Is my interpretation correct?
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) 3 : in a willingly credulous manner *it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader - Annie Dillard* [M-W's Col. ] "fondly hoped" - Perhaps the writer means that there was a slight chance or evidence which made the writer to hope that it would stun the reader, though the writer knew this could not be case, the writer still intentionally opted to hope this way. Is my interpretation correct?
- ) 3 : in a willingly credulous manner *it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader - Annie Dillard* [M-W's Col.
- ] "fondly hoped" - Perhaps the writer means that there was a slight chance or evidence which made the writer to hope that it would stun the reader, though the writer knew this could not be case, the writer still intentionally opted to hope this way.
- Is my interpretation correct?
- Not bad.
- But are you saying that the writer thinks there is a slight chance, or that theris no chance.
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Hi,
fondly (adv.)
3 : in a willingly credulous manner *it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader - Annie Dillard*
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"fondly hoped" - Perhaps the writer means that there was a slight chance or evidence which made the writer to hope that it would stun the reader, though the writer knew this could not be case,
fondly (adv.)
3 : in a willingly credulous manner *it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader - Annie Dillard*
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"fondly hoped" - Perhaps the writer means that there was a slight chance or evidence which made the writer to hope that it would stun the reader, though the writer knew this could not be case,
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CliveIs my interpretation correct? Not bad. But are you saying that the writer thinks there is a slight chance, or that theris no chance.The writer thinks there is a slight chance. So, my interpretation was not incorrect.
Thanks, Clive.
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