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Dark Fury Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Our little shortcut got us under half the walls

Soldiers is taking a keep. They made quite a way through the Keep's outer walls, but still there's a long way to go.
[Soldiers A]: Looks like our little shortcut got us under half the walls...
[Soldiers B]: But only half...

Why 'under'? Wouldn't "through" have been more correctly?
  

Top answer

g. tunnelled beneath them. Is that what happened?

— GPY

  • g.
  • tunnelled beneath them.
  • Is that what happened?
  • If they just smashed through a wall, say, then "under" would not be the right word.
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Well, "under" makes it sound as if they went beneath the walls, e.g. tunnelled beneath them. Is that what happened? If they just smashed through a wall, say, then "under" would not be the right word.
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Yes, they've fought through the sewers to the tops of walls. That is, they are on the walls, they are not under them at the moment and aren't going to go under them once again.
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Dark FuryYes, they've fought through the sewers to the tops of walls. That is, they on the walls, they are not under them and aren't going to go under them once again.
It doesn't matter that they aren't under the walls now: "got us under half the walls" is describing what happened previously.
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Hm, would it be correct to say "it got them under half of the walls to the tops of them'?
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Dark FuryHm, would it be correct to say "it got them under half of the walls to the tops of them'?
It sounds a bit confused
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OK, how about '... to the central keep's gates'?
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No need for further explanations. I got it, thank you for your help, GPY.
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