a pot of soup

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Itasan
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a pot of soup

Post by Itasan » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:46 pm

"A pot of soup bubbled away on the stove."
1. Is the pot itself on the stove? Or does it
show the quantity of the soup - a potful of soup?
2. Just the steam went up and the soup stays, right?

Thank you.
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markkarina
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somewhat

Post by markkarina » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:16 am

I can tell this is from a book you are reading. It means that while people were busy doing something else a pot of soup bubbled away on the stove in the background. The phrase is used to create an image or setting in the back ground.
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Itasan
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Post by Itasan » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:39 am

Thank you very much. Do you think
some of the soup spilled out of the pot?
Anyway, the fire should have been turned
off some time before, right?
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markkarina
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Maybe

Post by markkarina » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:48 am

I don't think the soup spilled over and if this is a book then the comment on the soup was just something in the background to make reference to. The comment about the soup probably was meant to show how someone or some people had something more important to do. Like if the person cooking had a romantic visitor and they forgot about the soup!!!
I am sure they would have turned it off later.
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