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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

What’s the meaning of ‘cover’?

Laura felt a small but distinct shock. It was strange to her that these precious first moments could have any other content than their perceptions of each other. Close on the shock came shame. She had assumed that any conversation that took place between them was a cover for another sort of dialogue. Do you like me? Do I like you? Might you love me? Might I love you? And here he was wanting to talk about his dissertation.

1) What’s the part of speech of “close” and “on the shock”?
2) Why does she become shame?
3) What’s the meaning of ‘cover’?
  

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eipjoo 1) What’s the part of speech of “close” and “on the shock”? I would call "close" an adverb. close on the shock ~ soon after the shock eipjoo 2) Why does she become shame?

  • eipjoo 1) What’s the part of speech of “close” and “on the shock”?
  • I would call "close" an adverb.
  • close on the shock ~ soon after the shock eipjoo 2) Why does she become shame?
  • She does not become shame.
  • You seem to be far from understanding the meaning.
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eipjoo1) What’s the part of speech of “close” and “on the shock”?
I would call "close" an adverb.

close on the shock ~ soon after the shock
eipjoo2) Why does she become shame?
She does not become shame. You seem to be far from understanding the meaning.

Shame came (to her) soon after the sho

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