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Dear teachers,
Would you tell me your opinion concerning the interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentence?
But he was in a quandary. Now that he was in possession of his senses he saw with clearness the sort of woman he had to deal with and he was aware that, if he asked her to release him, she would (in her appealing way) assess her wounded feelings at an immoderately high figure. Besides, it is always awkward for a man to jilt a woman.
quandary = state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
be in a quandary = be in a difficult position, be in the soup
assess her wounded feelings at an immoderately high figure = she would make him pay much for jilting her
jilt= cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; desert one’s sweetheart, as in: "jilt a lover or a bride"
She was jilted by her scoundrel husband
She was engaged to an earl..., and then jilted him for a duke (W. M. Thackeray, History of Henry Osmond, Esq.”)
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V
Would you tell me your opinion concerning the interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentence?
But he was in a quandary. Now that he was in possession of his senses he saw with clearness the sort of woman he had to deal with and he was aware that, if he asked her to release him, she would (in her appealing way) assess her wounded feelings at an immoderately high figure. Besides, it is always awkward for a man to jilt a woman.
quandary = state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
be in a quandary = be in a difficult position, be in the soup
assess her wounded feelings at an immoderately high figure = she would make him pay much for jilting her
jilt= cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; desert one’s sweetheart, as in: "jilt a lover or a bride"
She was jilted by her scoundrel husband
She was engaged to an earl..., and then jilted him for a duke (W. M. Thackeray, History of Henry Osmond, Esq.”)
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V