bestride a room

[hhtt21]

What does bestride a room mean in Brau was bestriding the grimy room?


https://books.google.com.tr/books?i...nepage&q="grimy room" most wanted man&f=false by John Le Carre.

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[bhaisahab]

Without reading the piece, the link doesn't work, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

 

[hhtt21]

Without reading the piece, the link doesn't work, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

I made a mistake putting a quotation mark beside the link. Now it works.

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[Skrej]

The link worked for me, but I've never heard 'bestride' used like that.

My first guess was that it meant something like 'pacing', which is supported by the third entry here, although it's listed as archaic. I suppose the second entry sort of works.

 

[hhtt21]

The link worked for me, but I've never heard 'bestride' used like that.

My first guess was that it meant something like 'pacing', which is supported by the third entry here, although it's listed as archaic. I suppose the second entry sort of works.

I heard that Le Carre's style reflects his time he is now more than 80 years old.

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[Rover_KE]

I heard that Le Carre's style reflects his time. He is now more than 80 years old.

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