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The function of 'patient'



 
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stipulation - condition | meaning of apartment (How many apartments have in one floor of the building?)
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The function of 'patient' #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:16 am   The function of 'patient'		  
Hi,

Could you please help me make sure of the function of the word 'patient' in the passage below?

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Their full slow eyes belied the words, the gestures eager and unoffending, but knew the rancours massed about them and knew their zeal was vain. Vain patience to heap and hoard. Time surely would scatter all. A hoard heaped by the roadside: plundered and passing on. Their eyes knew their years of wandering and, patient, knew the dishonours of their flesh. --Chapter II, Ulysses

Should I take it as:

1. ...(because of) having been patient, (they) knew the dishonours of their flesh. Or,

2. ... (they) knew the the dishonours of their flesh, so they were patient. Or,

3. Both.

Quote:
He came forward a pace and stood by the table. His underjaw fell sideways open uncertainly. Is this old wisdom? He waits to hear from me.

4. Does it suggest: His underjaw fell sideways, mouth open uncertainly.?

Quote:
--She never let them in, he cried again through his laughter as he stamped on gaitered feet over the gravel of the path. That's why.

5. I wonder, 'on foot' would be acceptable.... Should I see 'on gaitered feet' as an extension or variation of the former?

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The function of 'patient' #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:51 am   The function of 'patient'		  
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3a. Neither,I think-- it is simply: They were patient, and they knew the dishonours of their flesh. Two characteristics of the jews.

4. Does it suggest: His underjaw fell sideways, mouth open uncertainly?-- Yes

5. I wonder, 'on foot' would be acceptable.... Should I see 'on gaitered feet' as an extension or variation of the former?-- 'Stamped' already implies the feet, so no words are needed-- except to describe his dress, which is the purpose here.
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The function of 'patient' #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:25 pm   The function of 'patient'		  
I got everything I needed again, MM. Thank you! -HH
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