vil
Key Member
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2007
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Bulgarian
- Home Country
- Bulgaria
- Current Location
- Bulgaria
Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?
Those virtues which characterize the young English gentlewoman, those accomplishments which become her birth and station, will not be found wanting in the amiable Miss Sedley, whose industry and obedience have endeared her to her instructors, and whose delightful sweetness of temper has charmed her ages and her youthful companions.
wanting = not measuring up to standards or expectations/absent, lacking
not be found wanting = found be inherent/innate
industry = energetic devotion to a task or an endeavor; diligence
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V.
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?
Those virtues which characterize the young English gentlewoman, those accomplishments which become her birth and station, will not be found wanting in the amiable Miss Sedley, whose industry and obedience have endeared her to her instructors, and whose delightful sweetness of temper has charmed her ages and her youthful companions.
wanting = not measuring up to standards or expectations/absent, lacking
not be found wanting = found be inherent/innate
industry = energetic devotion to a task or an endeavor; diligence
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V.