I had just started reading book, called Gothic short stories, and i was so deep in the reading that i didnt' realise where I was going. I used to walk when I was reading, going around trough the grove near my grandparent's house.The story I was reading is called " the fall of house of usher" by edgar allan poe.In this story the protagonist was spending his holiday in the haouse of Usher with his friend Roderick Usher. I read: ( The protagonist is reading)
" And now the corageus Ethelred began to break down the door with his stick.As he hit the door, the wood cracked a part and the sound could be heard throughout the forrest"
At the end of this sentence I started because I thought that I heard from some remote part of tha maison a sound just like the sound described in the book. Pheraps, thought , it was just the sound of the wind, and so I continued the story...
2007-10-22
01:58:21
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As I finished reading this sentence I heard a wood cracked. A rotten tree was fall in the distance.The hit of the wood on the ground was very loud and I started just like the protagonist of the tales.It was quite dark and so I thought that ,maybe , it would be better to finish the reading at home, and so I did.
2007-10-22
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1) 'Courageous'..not 'corageus'.
2) 'apart' not 'a part'.
3) 'forest' not 'forrest'.
4)'At the end of this sentence I started' doesn't make sense. I guess you meant ..' when I got to the end of the sentence, I was startled.'
5) 'the house'..not ..'tha maison'.
6) 'Perhaps' ..not ..'pherhaps'
7)'though' not...'thought'
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1) ..'I heard wood crack'.. not 'I heard a wood cracked'.
2) 'was falling'...not..' was fall'
3) 'the bang of the wood'...not...'hit of the wood'.
4) 'I was startled'...not...'I started'.
2007-10-22 02:05:42
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answered by Anonymous
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I had just started reading a book, called Gothic short stories, and I was so deep in the reading that I didnt' realise where I was going. I used to read walking, going around trough the grove near my grandparent's house. The story I was reading is called " the fall of house of usher" by edgar allan poe, the protagonist was spending his holiday in the house of Usher with his friend Roderick Usher. I read: ( The protagonist is reading) "And now the corageus Ethelred began to break down the door with his stick. As he hit the door, the wood cracked a part and the sound could be heard throughout the forrest"
At the end of this sentence I stopped because I thought to heard, from some remote part of that maison(?), a sound just like the sound described in the book. Perhaps, I bet , it was just the sound of the wind, and so I continued reading...
I finished reading this sentence, when I heard a wood cracked. A rotten tree was fall far away from me. The hit of the wood on the ground was very loud and I stopped just like the tale's protagonist. It was quite dark and I thought that maybe it would be better to continue the reading at home, and so I did.
2007-10-22 02:33:21
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answered by AAA 7
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And now the COURAGEOUS Ethelred began to break down the door with his stick. [SPACE] As he hit the door, the wood cracked APART (and the sound could be heard throughout the forrest") LOUDLY, SOUNDING THROUGHOUT THE FOREST.
At the end of this sentence I started because I thought that I heard from some remote part of tha maison a sound just like the sound described in the book. Pheraps, thought , it was just the sound of the wind, and so I continued the story...
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As I finished reading this sentence I heard a wood cracked. A rotten tree (was fall) FELL in the distance, HITTING THE GROUND SO LOUDLY THAT... (.The hit of the wood on the ground was very loud and) I started just like the protagonist of the tales. (SPACE) It was quite dark and so I thought that (,maybe ) it MIGHT be better to finish the reading at home, and so I did.
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2007-10-22 02:15:14
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answered by Chickoon 4
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"I" and all book titles, story titles, and proper names are always capitalized.
"just started reading A book" (not capitalized, just so you see it!)
didn't
through not trough
Presumably you mean both grandparents, then it's "grandparents' house". (If only one, you'd normally say "grandmother's" or "grandfather's".)
house
courageous
cracked apart
forest
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what's a maison?
perhaps
though not thought
As I finished reading this sentence I heard a wood cracked.
I heard a piece of wood cracking or I heard the cracking of wood.
A rotten tree was fall in the distance.
was falling or (more likely) had fallen
The hit of the wood on the ground: the sound of the wood hitting the ground.
When you say "I used to walk when I was reading" I think you mean "I was walking while I was reading", that is, you were doing it at the time you're talking about in the narrative. With the "used to walk" it sounds like that was something that you had already stopped ever doing before the time of the narrative, which doesn't sound like what you mean (or just doesn't belong there). If you walk to stress that walking while reading is/was a habit of yours, say "As usual, I was walking while I was reading".
2007-10-22 02:19:25
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answered by Goddess of Grammar 7
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Illustrates the brilliance of Poe as a writer... he grabbed your attention 100%, got your head into his book and made you see or imagine what's not there..simply briiliant
2007-10-22 02:38:01
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answered by exsft 7
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perhaps not Pheraps and though not thought and apart not a part. through not trough
2007-10-22 02:10:23
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answered by Anonymous
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Poe freaks everyone out... after reading his stuff, many ppl have nerve-racking experiences that they normally wouldn't even notice...
2007-10-22 02:06:30
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answered by Jimmy 4
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