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Hele Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Reading fiction
Hi, there. I need your help. Can you explain what is the meaning of the words in bold in the sentence: He pulled up in the shade, wrapped the reins around the brake handle, pushed to his feet*, and, *with fists to ears , twisted at the waist.
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You have not given enough context to figure out what strange situation this person is in, so all I can surmise is that he used the wrapped reins to create leverage so that he could push with his feet and thus attain a standing position; he then carried the rein ends to near his ears to create further leverage of some kind that caused some reaction from his twisting his torso.
- You have not given enough context to figure out what strange situation this person is in, so all I can surmise is that he used the wrapped reins to create leverage so that he could push with his feet and thus attain a standing position; he then carried the rein ends to near his ears to create further leverage of some kind that caused some reaction from his twisting his torso.
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You have not given enough context to figure out what strange situation this person is in, so all I can surmise is that he used the wrapped reins to create leverage so that he could push with his feet and thus attain a standing position; he then carried the rein ends to near his ears to create further leverage of some kind that caused some reaction from his twisting his torso.
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To push to one's feet is to stand up with effort, probably from a sitting position and probably using one's arms. I couldn't see the rest of it until I looked up the story on line. Kurt Vonnegut she ain't. He stood up and stretched because he felt stiff from riding the buckboard. His fists were near his ears, elbows out, as he worked the kinks out.
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enoon His fists were near his ears, elbows out, as he worked the kinks out.Aha!
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