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Persona Grata Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

The teacher in him??

Sophie turned from the window, sensing a sincere regret in Langdon's deep voice. Even with all the trouble
around him, he obviously wanted to help her. The teacher in him, she thought, having read DCPJ's workup on their suspect. This was an academic who clearly despised not understanding.

what does that mean??

I thought there was something to learn from him.

Was it right???
  

Top answer

It means that the source of this behavior (wanting to help her) was his role as a teacher; it was that element of his character. "

  • It means that the source of this behavior (wanting to help her) was his role as a teacher; it was that element of his character.
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It means that the source of this behavior (wanting to help her) was his role as a teacher; it was that element of his character.

If I show up at a catherdral wearing tennis shoes, chewing gum, and speaking English loudly as if that made it closer to the native language, you could point to me and say, "Ah, I now see the American in you."
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Or:
The part of him (his personality, character) that was a teacher ...
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You can take the teacher out of the classroom but you can't take the classroom out of the teacher = you can take the boy off the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the boy.

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