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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Run its course?

“Corn for the free folk,” Jon told him. “None for you.” He wondered if they would all be reduced to eating ravens before the coming winter had run its course.
(A Dance with Dragons, novel)

Hi. Does the underlined part mean “before the winter came” or “after the winter came” or “before the winter ended”?
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zuotengdazuo Does the underlined part mean “before the winter came” or “after the winter came” or “before the winter ended”? before the next winter ended

  • zuotengdazuo Does the underlined part mean “before the winter came” or “after the winter came” or “before the winter ended”?
  • before the next winter ended
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zuotengdazuo Does the underlined part mean “before the winter came” or “after the winter came” or “before the winter ended”?

before the next winter ended

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