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Michelle Cha Posted 12 years ago
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.. would be a novel worthy of Dickens...
"Our own lives would be a novel worthy of Dickens or Hemingway"
In this sentence, I wonder how 'a novel' can be between be and worthy of. What does mean 'a novel worthy of'?
Can I have some more examples of 'be worthy of' like 'be a novel worthy of'?
Thanks.
In this sentence, I wonder how 'a novel' can be between be and worthy of. What does mean 'a novel worthy of'?
Can I have some more examples of 'be worthy of' like 'be a novel worthy of'?
Thanks.
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) to deserve or be fitting for Y. a performance worthy of an Oscar a suggestion worthy of our consideration a fault worthy of censure
- ) to deserve or be fitting for Y.
- a performance worthy of an Oscar a suggestion worthy of our consideration a fault worthy of censure
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"an X worthy of Y" means an X that has sufficient quality, merit, etc, (or occasionally sufficient notoriety, demerit, etc.) to deserve or be fitting for Y.
a performance worthy of an Oscar
a suggestion worthy of our consideration
a fault worthy of censure
a performance worthy of an Oscar
a suggestion worthy of our consideration
a fault worthy of censure
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Charles Dickens and Ernest Hemingway were two of the greatest writers of fiction in the English language.
They chose their subjects and stories carefully. The stories were extremely sad or happy, full of drama, interesting characters, adventure and intrigue. The person is commenting that our own life story would be something that these writers would chose as being worthwhile.
They chose their subjects and stories carefully. The stories were extremely sad or happy, full of drama, interesting characters, adventure and intrigue. The person is commenting that our own life story would be something that these writers would chose as being worthwhile.
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