vil
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- Sep 13, 2007
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- Student or Learner
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- Bulgarian
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- Bulgaria
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- 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?
When he was drunk, he used to beat his wife and daughter; and the next morning, with a headache, he would rail at the world for its neglect of his genius, and abuse, with a good deal of cleverness, and sometimes with perfect reason, the fools, his brother painters.
a great deal = to a very great degree or extent
with a great deal of cleverness = with a very witty manner = with a very delicate turn or phrase = quite wittily
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?
When he was drunk, he used to beat his wife and daughter; and the next morning, with a headache, he would rail at the world for its neglect of his genius, and abuse, with a good deal of cleverness, and sometimes with perfect reason, the fools, his brother painters.
a great deal = to a very great degree or extent
with a great deal of cleverness = with a very witty manner = with a very delicate turn or phrase = quite wittily
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V.