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Fariba_sabok Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
What's the meaning of "He was always at them" in "He was always at them to come there on a visit and they would spend hours talking of that." in the context?
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I was reading "The corn planting" by Sherwood Anderson. I came across with a sentence.
what's the meaning of "He was always at them" in "He was always at them to come there on a visit and they would spend hours talking of that." in the context?
Here is the text:
"They wanted the drawings explained, and Hal said they were like two children wanting to know every little detail Hal could remember their son's life in the big city. He was always at them to come there on a visit and they would spend hours talking of that."
I was reading "The corn planting" by Sherwood Anderson. I came across with a sentence.
what's the meaning of "He was always at them" in "He was always at them to come there on a visit and they would spend hours talking of that." in the context?
Here is the text:
"They wanted the drawings explained, and Hal said they were like two children wanting to know every little detail Hal could remember their son's life in the big city. He was always at them to come there on a visit and they would spend hours talking of that."
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Two interpretations might be:
"He was always pestering them to come there..."
"He was always urging them to come there..."
"He was always pestering them to come there..."
"He was always urging them to come there..."
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