Rendering speech impossible
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I'm reading 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott chapter 34.
The famous divine flirted openly with one of the Madame de Staels of the age, who looked daggers at another Corinne, who was amiably satirizing her, after outmaneuvering her in efforts to absorb the profound philosopher, who imbibed tea Johnsonianly and appeared to slumber, the loquacity of the lady rendering speech impossible. I am completely mixed up with the above paragraph.I am not sure if I got the point. Would you please help?I don't know what the underlined refer to.I don't know what the loquacity of the lady rendering speech impossible mean. Thanks for the help ??
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Jo sees a group of famous people at a party. They are not what she expected. A theologian (the famous divine) flirts with a woman intellectual (one of the Madame de Staels of the age).
- Jo sees a group of famous people at a party.
- They are not what she expected.
- A theologian (the famous divine) flirts with a woman intellectual (one of the Madame de Staels of the age).
- Madame is angry with (looked daggers at) a different woman (another Corrine) because the other Corrine has elbowed Madame aside and is monopolizing a famous philosopher.
- The philosopher drinks his tea in a peculiar way (Johnsonianly) and seems to fall asleep because he can't get a word in edgewise (the loquacity of the lady rendering speech impossible).
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Jo sees a group of famous people at a party. They are not what she expected. A theologian (the famous divine) flirts with a woman intellectual (one of the Madame de Staels of the age). Madame is angry with (looked daggers at) a different woman (another Corrine) because the other Corrine has elbowed Madame aside and is monopolizing a famous philosopher. The philosopher drinks his tea in a pecul
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