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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
usurping nag
What does 'usurping nag' mean?
“Enter,” called Dumbledore, but as Harry put out a hand to push the door, it was wrenched open from inside. There stood Professor Trelawney. “Aha!” she cried, pointing dramatically at Harry as she blinked at him through her magnifying spectacles. “So this is the reason I am to be thrown unceremoniously from your office, Dumbledore!” “My dear Sybill,” said Dumbledore in a slightly exasperated voice, “there is no question of throwing you unceremoniously from anywhere, but Harry does have an appointment, and I really don’t think there is any more to be said —” “Very well,” said Professor Trelawney, in a deeply wounded voice. “If you will not banish the usurping nag, so be it. . . . Perhaps I shall find a school where my talents are better appreciated. . . .”
“Enter,” called Dumbledore, but as Harry put out a hand to push the door, it was wrenched open from inside. There stood Professor Trelawney. “Aha!” she cried, pointing dramatically at Harry as she blinked at him through her magnifying spectacles. “So this is the reason I am to be thrown unceremoniously from your office, Dumbledore!” “My dear Sybill,” said Dumbledore in a slightly exasperated voice, “there is no question of throwing you unceremoniously from anywhere, but Harry does have an appointment, and I really don’t think there is any more to be said —” “Very well,” said Professor Trelawney, in a deeply wounded voice. “If you will not banish the usurping nag, so be it. . . . Perhaps I shall find a school where my talents are better appreciated. . . .”
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usurping = adjective describing someone who unjustly (often forcefully) takes what doesn't belong to them. nag = an annoying person who always complains about something or another.
- usurping = adjective describing someone who unjustly (often forcefully) takes what doesn't belong to them.
- nag = an annoying person who always complains about something or another.
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usurping = adjective describing someone who unjustly (often forcefully) takes what doesn't belong to them.
nag = an annoying person who always complains about something or another.
nag = an annoying person who always complains about something or another.
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