vil
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Dear teachers,
Would you help to me to make the proper choice of the meaning of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?
[FONT="]And there and then began to form in his mind a plan by which he could escape exposure and seal Roberta Alden’s lips forever. (Th. Dreiser, “An American Tragedy”)[/FONT]
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[FONT="]……….. his lips were sealed and would open only to say whatever Cowperwood desired him to say. (Th. Dreiser, “The Stoic“)[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Erich banged on the table with his gun and shouted for the guards…. “Captain Andreyev’s lips are sealed. Take care of him and return him to me in a half hour.” (M. Dodd, “Showing the Wind”)[/FONT]
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[FONT="]seal somebody’s lips = put someone to silence, stop someone’s mouth[/FONT]
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Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V
Would you help to me to make the proper choice of the meaning of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?
[FONT="]And there and then began to form in his mind a plan by which he could escape exposure and seal Roberta Alden’s lips forever. (Th. Dreiser, “An American Tragedy”)[/FONT]
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[FONT="]……….. his lips were sealed and would open only to say whatever Cowperwood desired him to say. (Th. Dreiser, “The Stoic“)[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Erich banged on the table with his gun and shouted for the guards…. “Captain Andreyev’s lips are sealed. Take care of him and return him to me in a half hour.” (M. Dodd, “Showing the Wind”)[/FONT]
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[FONT="]seal somebody’s lips = put someone to silence, stop someone’s mouth[/FONT]
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Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V