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#2 (permalink) Mon Nov 13, 2017 17:25 pm forgetful smile |
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Yes, it is a little bit odd. Here I think Margaret Mitchell is saying her smile indicated, reflected, and showed that Scarlett O'Hara was not thinking of anything else but this memory. |
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Luschen I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Mon Nov 13, 2017 18:21 pm forgetful smile |
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Thank you very much, Luschen! I noticed that classical authors had used the complicated language. _________________ 'How many languages you know - that many times you are a person' |
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Irene29 I'm here quite often ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Tue Nov 14, 2017 17:27 pm forgetful smile |
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I think 'forgetful of time and place' suggests that when and where were not relevant but simply the act of kissing was uppermost in her mind. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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Alan Co-founder

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#5 (permalink) Tue Nov 14, 2017 20:44 pm forgetful smile |
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Thank you, Alan! _________________ 'How many languages you know - that many times you are a person' |
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Irene29 I'm here quite often ;-)
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