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Pructus Posted 18 years ago
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to catch
2 br
00 "The concrete highway was edged with a mat of tangled, broken, dry grass, and the grass heads were heavy with oat beards 01 u 00 to catch 02 u 00 on a dog's coat, and foxtails 01 u 00 to tangle 02 u 00 in a horse's fetlocks, and clover burrs 01 u 00 to fasten 02 u 00 in sheep's wool; 00 ************ 00 00 From Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck. 00 The 00 “ 00 to catch 00 ” 00 , 00 “ 00 to tangle 00 ” 00 , 00 “ 00 to fasten 00 ”… 00 . 00 How are they to be understood? 00 Do they mean 00 … 00 . 00 the grass heads were heavy with oat beards 01 u 00 (that were disposed/willing) 02 u 00 00 01 u 00 to catch 02 u 00 on a dog's coat, and foxtails 01 u 00 (that were disposed/willing) 02 u 00 01 u 00 to tangle 02 u 00 in a horse's fetlocks…? 02 br
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00 "The concrete highway was edged with a mat of tangled, broken, dry grass, and the grass heads were heavy with oat beards 01 u 00 to catch 02 u 00 on a dog's coat, and foxtails 01 u 00 to tangle 02 u 00 in a horse's fetlocks, and clover burrs 01 u 00 to fasten 02 u 00 in sheep's wool; 00 ************ 00 00 From Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck. 00 The 00 “ 00 to catch 00 ” 00 , 00 “ 00 to tangle 00 ” 00 , 00 “ 00 to fasten 00 ”… 00 . 00 How are they to be understood? 00 Do they mean 00 … 00 . 00 the grass heads were heavy with oat beards 01 u 00 (that were disposed/willing) 02 u 00 00 01 u 00 to catch 02 u 00 on a dog's coat, and foxtails 01 u 00 (that were disposed/willing) 02 u 00 01 u 00 to tangle 02 u 00 in a horse's fetlocks…? 02 br
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Top answer
02 br 00 ------- 02 br 00 or simpler: 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 were to 02 b 00 catch = 01 b 00 were meant/fated to 02 b 00 catch 0-
- 02 br 00 ------- 02 br 00 or simpler: 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 were to 02 b 00 catch = 01 b 00 were meant/fated to 02 b 00 catch 0-
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1 i 00 foxtail 02 i 00 is a kind of grass here 02 br
00 oat beards 01 b 00 which were ready/positioned to 02 b 00 grip/grasp 01 span 00 on a dog's coat ... 02 br
02 span 02 br
00 foxtails which were ready to tangle ... 02 br
00 ------- 02 br
00 or simpler: 02 br
02 br
00 oat beards 01 b 00 which were ready/positioned to 02 b 00 grip/grasp 01 span 00 on a dog's coat ... 02 br
02 span 02 br
00 foxtails which were ready to tangle ... 02 br
00 ------- 02 br
00 or simpler: 02 br
02 br
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