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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

The better to see you with

Hi,

In the Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf says "the better to see you with".
I wonder what the complete form for this sentence is.
Is it "it is better to see you with my big eyes"? or "the better to" is a phrase?

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Why is the girl called little red riding hood? There is no riding in this story.

Thank you very much
  

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"But Grandmother! What big eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood. "The better to see you with, my dear," replied the wolf.

— Shawn79

  • "But Grandmother!
  • What big eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood.
  • "The better to see you with, my dear," replied the wolf.
  • You can derived from the above the following phrase: The bigger the eyes, the better you see .
  • stephenlearner Why is the girl called little red riding hood?
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"But Grandmother! What big eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood.
"The better to see you with, my dear," replied the wolf.

You can derived from the above the following phrase:

The bigger the eyes, the better you see.
stephenlearnerWhy is the girl called little red riding hood? There is no riding in this story.
I think the reas
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stephenlearnerWhy is the girl called little red riding hood? There is no riding in this story.
A riding hood is an article of clothing, a cloak with a hood. ( http://1828.mshaffer.com/d/word/riding-hood ) She alway
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stephenlearnerIn the Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf says "the better to see you with".I wonder what the complete form for this sentence is.Is it "it is better to see you with my big eyes"? or "the better to" is a phrase?
Complete form: I have these big eyes so that I can see you better (with them).
Shorter: eyes with which to see you better
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Great explanation. Thank you very much.
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