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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

to heel

0We have a chicken 02br
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00With his own race 02br
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00He joins the dogs to eat their meals 02br
00On country walks he even heels ! 02br
00It is with dogs he feels he fits 01b01i00 02i02b02br
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01b01i00to heel02i02b02br
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01b001. 02b00Close behind: 01i01font00The hound followed his master to heel.02font02i02br
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00I tried to understand the meaning of heel and got the above definition which is close behind and I don't quite get it. Does it mean tailgate?02br
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1b 00b02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 to kick with the heel; 0-

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1b00b02b00 01b00:02b00 to kick with the heel; 0-
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0No, it's the other one. 02br
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00When your dog heels properly, she walks just to the side of your heels, keeping pace with you.02br
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00This chicken would walk as though he were a dog.0-
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0Thanks, GG. I found your definition02br
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00To follow at one's heels: 01i01font00The dog won't heel.02font02i0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10This chicken would walk as though 11b10he12b10 were a dog.12blockquote
10Strange chicken. 05002br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10He joins the dogs to eat their meals 12br
10On country walks he even heels ! 12br
10It is with dogs he feels he fits 11b11i10 12i12b12blockquote
10 I'm afraid to ask what the fourth line is!02br
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0I wonder why the writer chose 'race'. Should it be species? It's connected to the concept of personification?0-
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0 He needed something to rhyme with 'place'. Something that meant something like species.02br
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0Well, if I had said "hen" I would agree that using "he" was an odd choice, but isn't "chicken" neutral?0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10isn't "chicken" neutral?12blockquote
10 Hmmm. I've never thought so. I don't think we ever actually get the meat from the male bird when we buy chicken in the grocery store.02br
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Well, if I had said "hen" I would agree that using "he" was an odd choice, but isn't "chicken" neutral?12br
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10I believe so. A hen is a female chicken, a rooster is a male chicken.0-
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