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Jojostar Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Moby passage
The beginninng of chapter 1:
...whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warefhouses, and bring up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from diliberately stepping into the street, and knocking people's hats off...
What is the rear of every funeral?
What are someone's hypos?
Thanks
...whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warefhouses, and bring up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from diliberately stepping into the street, and knocking people's hats off...
What is the rear of every funeral?
What are someone's hypos?
Thanks
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Hi jojo; jojostar What is the rear of every funeral? The text says "bring up the rear of every funeral" It means to follow a funeral procession. A funeral procession is the hearse followed by cars carrying the people who will attend the graveside service.
- Hi jojo; jojostar What is the rear of every funeral?
- The text says "bring up the rear of every funeral" It means to follow a funeral procession.
- A funeral procession is the hearse followed by cars carrying the people who will attend the graveside service.
- The speaker seems to be preoccupied with death.
- jojostar henever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, It probably refers to hypochondria - an excessive worry about being physically ill.
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Hi jojo;
It means to follow a funeral procession. A funeral procession is the hearse followed by cars carrying the people who will attend the graveside service.
The speaker seems to be preoccupied with death.
jojostarWhat is the rear of every funeral?The text says "bring up the rear of every funeral"
It means to follow a funeral procession. A funeral procession is the hearse followed by cars carrying the people who will attend the graveside service.
The speaker seems to be preoccupied with death.
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