3 Matching Annotations
- Jan 2023
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"Go away. I am not making myself ill." No; she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window.
Was the elixir an actual medicine bottle to show she was drinking for a cure but in reality it made her sick? Or is Chopin just simply stating she drank a lot of elixir? Either way Its an engaging way to describe what someone is doing.
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She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength.
Does Bespoke mean "to speak"? If so why would Chopin use this word to describe facial characteristics?
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Her fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her.
The phrasing of fancy is interesting because the word fancy is an adjective. What was Chopin trying to describe?
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