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tisogai
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 Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: go barefoot |
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Dear Teachers, please explain the underscored parts below.
--- But his mother, a poor peasant woman, put her arms about him and praised him and told him she knew he could sing, she could already see an improvement, and she went barefoot in order to pay for his music lessons.
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CP
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"put her arms about him" means "put her arms around him," i.e., held him in her arms or at least gave him a hug.
"went barefoot" means she went without shoes, didn't spend money on shoes (and probably other necessities) so that she could use the money for his music lessons.
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