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Idiom: have two strikes against one | English grammar: Say or tell

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#1 (permalink) Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:10 am Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'

Hi,

Could you please help me out with some more questions?

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That night Kotick danced the Fire-dance with the yearling seals. The sea is full of fire on summer nights all the way down from Novastoshnah to Lukannon, and each seal leaves a wake like burning oil behind him and a flaming flash when he jumps, and the waves break in great phosphorescent streaks and swirls.

1. Do these burning oil and flaming flash stand for the phosphorescent phenomenon?

2. Does 'break' mean 'look like cutting apart'?

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"I'm not going near him," said Patalamon. "He's unlucky. Do you really think he is old Zaharrof come back? I owe him for some gulls' eggs."

3. Is it = he is old Zaharrof (who has) come back?

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Then Kerick sat down on the moss and pulled out a heavy pewter watch and let the drove cool off for thirty minutes, and Kotick could hear the fog-dew dripping off the brim of his cap.

4. Just to make sure, does this refer to Kerick but not to Kotick?

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Ten minutes later little Kotick did not recognize his friends any more, for their skins were ripped off from the nose to the hind flippers, whipped off and thrown down on the ground in a pile.

5. Does it refer to the skins? If so, why whipped off?

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At Sea Lion's Neck, where the great sea lions sit on the edge of the surf, he flung himself flipper-overhead into the cool water and rocked there, gasping miserably. "What's here?" said a sea lion gruffly, for as a rule the sea lions keep themselves to themselves.

6. Does it mean 'keep staying alone'?

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The Sea Lion turned his head inshore. "Nonsense!" he said. "Your friends are making as much noise as ever. You must have seen old Kerick polishing off a drove. He's done that for thirty years."

7. Does it mean 'killing a drove'?

Too many questions, I am afraid, sorry and thank you so much in advance.

Haihao

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#2 (permalink) Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:41 pm Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'

Hi Haihao

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1. Do these burning oil and flaming flash stand for the phosphorescent phenomenon?

Yes, I'd say so.

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2. Does 'break' mean 'look like cutting apart'?

When I think of a "breaking wave", I think of a wave of water that curls upwards, then over and then comes crashing down. It is the 'crashing down' part that I usually associate with 'breaking'. But I suppose you could also say that a wave simply breaks the smooth, flat surface of water.

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3. Is it = he is old Zaharrof (who has) come back?

Yes, or you might look at it this way: "Do you really think he is old Zaharrof? Has old Zaharrof come back?"

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4. Just to make sure, does this refer to Kerick but not to Kotick?

I'm not sure.

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5. Does it refer to the skins? If so, why whipped off?

Yes, I'd say it refers to the skins again and that 'whipped' was used to emphasize the swiftness and/or violence of the action.

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6. Does it mean 'keep staying alone'?

I'd say it means that the sea lions don't interact with other animals.

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7. Does it mean 'killing a drove'?

That appears to be the meaning. 'Polish off' is also frequently used with the meaning 'eat all of something'.

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#3 (permalink) Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:57 pm Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'

Hi Amy, Long time no talk! :D How have you been? Thank you again for your help and I am really happy to learn from you and talk to you again! Haihao

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