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Wholegrain Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

What does along mean here?

The humblest hello-girl along ten thousand miles of wire
could teach gentleness, patience, modesty, manners, to the
highest duchess in Arthur's land.

Does he mean "over the length of"? I find it unusual because the verb "teach" does not imply any kind of movement.
  

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Hi, The humblest hello-girl along ten thousand miles of wire could teach gentleness, patience, modesty, manners, to the highest duchess in Arthur's land. Does he mean "over the length of"? That seems to be the idea.

— Clive

  • Hi, The humblest hello-girl along ten thousand miles of wire could teach gentleness, patience, modesty, manners, to the highest duchess in Arthur's land.
  • Does he mean "over the length of"?
  • That seems to be the idea.
  • I find it unusual because the verb "teach" does not imply any kind of movement.
  • The whole sentence needs some context to make it understandable.
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Hi,

The humblest hello-girl along ten thousand miles of wire
could teach gentleness, patience, modesty, manners, to the
highest duchess in Arthur's land.

Does he mean "over the length of"? That seems to be the idea.

I find it unusual because the verb "teach" does not imply any kind of movement.

The whole sentence needs some context to make it understan
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Telemarketer I think.

Thank you.
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Hi,



I've never heard that term. Is it used in some particular country, like India?

What do they call a male? A hello-boy?



Clive
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