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trail a sweater from one hand / to plaster to

0 01font00Though he had taken off his school sweater and 01u00trailed02u01sup00102sup00 it 01u00now02u01sup00202sup00 from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was 01u00plastered02u01sup00302sup00 to his forehead.02br
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001. What does 'trail' mean in this context?02br
002. Why is 'now' there? What it could possibly mean? 02font01font00then = 02font01font00now(in the past)?02br
003. Why the author used the word 'plastered' here?02br
004. Guess the title of the book not using a search engine :-) Hint: modern classic02br
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01-- drag on the ground behind02br
002-- 'now' means now, at the moment.02br
003-- 'plastered' is a common word choice here, where his damp hair is stuck closely upon his head, like wet plaster on a wall.02br
004-- I am not interested in thinking about it.0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite101-- drag on the ground behind12br
102-- 'now' means now, at the moment.12br
103-- 'plastered' is a common word choice here, where his damp hair is stuck closely upon his head, like wet plaster on a wall.12br
104-- I am not interested in thinking about it.12br
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0 1. "trail a sweater from one hand". Why 'from'? Why not 'in'? 01font00Because the sweater is 01u01b00hanging02b00 02u00from the hand and 01u01b00dragging along on the ground02b02u00. Take a piece of cloth and try it for yourself. It is difficult to hang a piece of cloth in the hand.0
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