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Monkey_D Posted 18 years ago
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The stones had tumbled down, making a map of the original walls.
When I came out, Barley suggested a walk; it would be an hour before she could have our dinner ready. I didn’t like to leave the sheltering arms of the farmyard at first, but outside the lane was cool under spreading trees, and we walked by the ruins of what must have been a very fine house. Barley pulled himself over the fence and I followed. The stones had tumbled down, making a map of the original walls, and one remaining dilapidated tower gave the place a look of past grandeur. There was some hay in the half-open barn, as if that building was still used for storage. A great beam had fallen in among the stalls.
Please tell me what's the meaning of "The stones had tumbled down, making a map of the original walls,"
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Please tell me what's the meaning of "The stones had tumbled down, making a map of the original walls,"
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Hi, It's hard to be 100% sure. I'd say the author means that all you could see were the foundations of the walls, which offered an outline of the original buildings. Clive
- Hi, It's hard to be 100% sure.
- I'd say the author means that all you could see were the foundations of the walls, which offered an outline of the original buildings.
- Clive
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Hi,
It's hard to be 100% sure. I'd say the author means that all you could see were the foundations of the walls, which offered an outline of the original buildings.
Clive
It's hard to be 100% sure. I'd say the author means that all you could see were the foundations of the walls, which offered an outline of the original buildings.
Clive
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>The stones had tumbled down, making a map of the original walls
Easy. When stones belonging to the walls fall down, the stay more or less close to the walls, thus they project/show a map of the contour of the (former) walls.
Easy. When stones belonging to the walls fall down, the stay more or less close to the walls, thus they project/show a map of the contour of the (former) walls.
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