diamondcutter
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Mr. Dursley was enraged to see that a couple of them weren't young at all; why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing an emerald-green cloak!
Source: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J. K. Rowling
I have two questions about the second sentence.
1. Is the word “why” an interjection?
2. Does “and wearing an emerald-green cloak” mean “and he was wearing an emerald-green cloak”?
Source: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J. K. Rowling
I have two questions about the second sentence.
1. Is the word “why” an interjection?
2. Does “and wearing an emerald-green cloak” mean “and he was wearing an emerald-green cloak”?