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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
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What does “look about” mean here?

And then Mr. Linton, to mend matters, paid us a visit himself on the morrow, and read the young master such a lecture on the road he guided his family, that he was stirred to look about him, in earnest.
(Wuthering Heights)

Hi. What does “look about” mean here? It doesn’t seem it means “search” here.
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zuotengdazuo What does “look about” mean here? It doesn’t seem it means “search” here It just means 'look around; observe the scenery or his surroundings'.

— Mister Micawber

  • zuotengdazuo What does “look about” mean here?
  • It doesn’t seem it means “search” here It just means 'look around; observe the scenery or his surroundings'.
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zuotengdazuoWhat does “look about” mean here? It doesn’t seem it means “search” here

It just means 'look around; observe the scenery or his surroundings'.

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