What does “against” mean here?
To his right a war galley stroked serene against the rising sun; to his left, a battered old cog raced before a storm, her sails in rags. (A Dance with Dragons)
Hi. 1. What does “against” mean here?
2. And should the bold part be written as “stroked serenely against”?
Thank you.
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To his right a war galley stroked serene against the rising sun; to his left, a battered old cog raced before a storm, her sails in rags. (A Dance with Dragons) Hi. 1.
- To his right a war galley stroked serene against the rising sun; to his left, a battered old cog raced before a storm, her sails in rags.
- (A Dance with Dragons) Hi.
- 1.
- What does “against” mean here?
- It was silhouetted against he rising sun.
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To his right a war galley stroked serene against the rising sun; to his left, a battered old cog raced before a storm, her sails in rags. (A Dance with Dragons)
Hi. 1. What does “against” mean here? It was silhouetted against he rising sun.
2. And should the bold part be written as “stroked serenely against”? The writer's sentence is an uncommon and
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