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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The meaning of the expression
Hello.
Could you help me to understand the meaning of "a bitter shut off pneumatic drills", please?
This expression is from a story about a 17 year-old boy's murder in NYC. The full paragraph follows.
" The funeral was held two days later, at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church, on Washington Avenue. A crowd of three hundred of Allen Burnett’s family and friends walked two by two into church. Walked erectly, solemnly, with the special dignity of those to whom suffering is a bitter shut off pneumatic drills. Inside the church, the light coming through the doorway gleamed on the dark, polished wood of the benches."
Thank you, in advance.
Really appreciate your help.
Jinhee
Could you help me to understand the meaning of "a bitter shut off pneumatic drills", please?
This expression is from a story about a 17 year-old boy's murder in NYC. The full paragraph follows.
" The funeral was held two days later, at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church, on Washington Avenue. A crowd of three hundred of Allen Burnett’s family and friends walked two by two into church. Walked erectly, solemnly, with the special dignity of those to whom suffering is a bitter shut off pneumatic drills. Inside the church, the light coming through the doorway gleamed on the dark, polished wood of the benches."
Thank you, in advance.
Really appreciate your help.
Jinhee
Top answer
Anonymous whom suffering is a bitter shut off pneumatic drills. It would help if you got the correct quote. There are no 'bitter shut off pneumatic drills', whatever those may be, in this story.
- Anonymous whom suffering is a bitter shut off pneumatic drills.
- It would help if you got the correct quote.
- There are no 'bitter shut off pneumatic drills', whatever those may be, in this story.
- The funeral was held two days later, at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church, on Washington Avenue.
- A crowd of three hundred of Allen Burnett’s family and friends walked two by two into church.
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Anonymouswhom suffering is a bitter shut off pneumatic drills.It would help if you got the correct quote. There are no 'bitter shut off pneumatic drills', whatever those may be, in this story.
The funeral was held two days later, at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church, on Washington Avenue. A crowd of three hundred of Allen Burnett’s family and frien
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