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Yellowme Posted 16 years ago
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The meaning of the sentence
"Thus wrote Samuel Johnson in 1750, at the beginning of an English love affair with biography that culminates in the publication of the new Oxford Biography."
I have two questions about this sentence
1. what's the meaning of "thus wrote Samuel Johnson"?
2. the love affair is between whom and whom?
Thank you for the answers.
I have two questions about this sentence
1. what's the meaning of "thus wrote Samuel Johnson"?
2. the love affair is between whom and whom?
Thank you for the answers.
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yellowme what's the meaning of "thus wrote Samuel Johnson"? Samuel Johnson wrote in this way. The reference is to something explained either before or after this sentence.
- yellowme what's the meaning of "thus wrote Samuel Johnson"?
- Samuel Johnson wrote in this way.
- The reference is to something explained either before or after this sentence.
- yellowme the love affair is between whom and whom?
- "love affair" is a metaphoric reference to a great interest.
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yellowmewhat's the meaning of "thus wrote Samuel Johnson"?Samuel Johnson wrote in this way. The reference is to something explained either before or after this sentence.
yellowmethe love affair is between whom and whom?"love affair" is a metaphoric reference to a great interest. It is not a love affair between two people
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