Major expeditionary search
"I was determined to prove them wrong. I launched a major expeditionary search into the bowels of my wardrobe and eventually managed to find both roller-skates. I spun the wheels and they gave off a very satisfying whssssh. How could this plan fail?"
The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog
I am reading "The Hundred-Mile An-hour Dog" with my son. What does "expeditionary" mean here? I got confused when I checked dictionaries as there are multiple meanings given.
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Jigneshbharati What does "expeditionary" mean here? I got confused when I checked dictionaries as there are multiple meanings given. He is being hyperbolic.
- Jigneshbharati What does "expeditionary" mean here?
- I got confused when I checked dictionaries as there are multiple meanings given.
- He is being hyperbolic.
- He mounted an expedition to undertake the arduous trek deep into the unexplored recesses of his bedroom closet.
- For an expedition of this kind you need bearers and mules for all your supplies, a faded map hand-drawn on parchment, a scoped rifle, and one of those wide-brimmed canvas hats where you can pin the brim up on one side.
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JigneshbharatiWhat does "expeditionary" mean here? I got confused when I checked dictionaries as there are multiple meanings given.
He is being hyperbolic. He mounted an expedition to undertake the arduous trek deep into the unexplored recesses of his bedroom closet. For an expedition of this kind you need bearers and mules for all your supplies, a faded ma
0Jigneshbharatia major expeditionary search
a long, organized journey with the purpose of exploring or of finding something
For example, a scientific expedition to Antarctica.
The author is comparing his highly disorganized wardrobe to an unknown land. Finding anything in that wardrobe was as difficult as exploring a foreign territory, an
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