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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'



 
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overestimated vs. overawed vs. overwhelming vs. overloaded | Expressions: Glad you like it. I guess
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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' #1 (permalink) Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:58 am   Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

Hi,

"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is REALLY interesting but difficult for me to grasp its detailed description of the fight between the mongoose and the cobra. Today I have got more to ask for your help.

Quote:
"I was not a day too soon," he said, for he could see the baby cobras curled up inside the skin, and he knew that the minute they were hatched they could each kill a man or a mongoose.


1. Does this mean: I was not some time (a day) too soon to come down here = I came here just in time?

Quote:
"Rikki-Tikki" put his paws one on each side of the egg, and his eyes were blood-red.


2. Does this mean: put his two paws each on each side of the egg? If so, what is the part of speech of 'one'? A noun as an object of 'put'?

Many thanks in advance.

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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' #2 (permalink) Mon Mar 12, 2007 15:42 pm   Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

Haihao,

I'm new at this (your Jungle Book thingy) but,

1. I don't think "not a day too soon" meant "came just in time". Somehow I think it meant "I'm glad I came early".

2. I think one can be replaced with each too. Was that your question?

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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' #3 (permalink) Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:12 am   Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

I am not sure, Nina, but maybe you are right. Thank you for the tip.
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