What does "crook on" and "start on" mean respectively?
Cleos squinted downriver. “Smoke.”
A thin grey finger crooked them on. It was rising from the south bank several miles on, twisting and curling. Below, Jaime made out the smoldering remains of a large building, and a live oak full of dead women.
The crows had scarcely started on their corpses.(Game of Thrones)
Hi, dear teachers. What does "crook on" mean here?
And does "started on" here mean "the crows had just started to eat the corpses?
Or does it mean "the crows are just startled"?
Thank you.
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zuotengdazuo And does "started on" here mean "the crows had just started to eat the corpses? yes zuotengdazuo A thin grey finger crooked them on. To crook is to bend something, such as bending your finger to signal.
- zuotengdazuo And does "started on" here mean "the crows had just started to eat the corpses?
- yes zuotengdazuo A thin grey finger crooked them on.
- To crook is to bend something, such as bending your finger to signal.
- An example of crook is when you bend your finger and make a "come here" sign with it.
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zuotengdazuoAnd does "started on" here mean "the crows had just started to eat the corpses?
yes
zuotengdazuoA thin grey finger crooked them on.
To crook is to bend something, such as bending your finger to signal. An example of crook is when you bend your finger and make a "come here" s
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