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Marius Hancu
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:18 pm
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Is there any difference between "ran the faster" and "ran faster" here?
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`What trial is it?' Alice panted as she ran; but the Gryphon only
answered `Come on!' and ran the faster, while more and more faintly
came, carried on the breeze that followed them, the melancholy words:--
`Soo--oop of the e--e--evening, Beautiful, beautiful Soup!'
Alice in Wonderland - Page 60
http://intranet.dalton.org/ms/alice/60.html
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Thank you.
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Jim Lawton
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:07 pm
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On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:18:40 -0400, Marius Hancu <NOSPAM@videotron.ca> wrote:
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Is there any difference between "ran the faster" and "ran faster" here?
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`What trial is it?' Alice panted as she ran; but the Gryphon only
answered `Come on!' and ran the faster, while more and more faintly
came, carried on the breeze that followed them, the melancholy words:--
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I think this is a contraction of, or perhaps was meant to read, "all the
faster". I would take it to mean that the Gryphon was spurred into running
faster by Alice's question. So as a description of what took place, there is no
difference, but "the faster" gives us a little emotional or motivational
context.
--
Jim
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reproducing at bacterial levels, almost as an
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Jess Askin
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:20 pm
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Marius Hancu wrote:
| Quote: | Is there any difference between "ran the faster" and "ran faster"
here?
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`What trial is it?' Alice panted as she ran; but the Gryphon only
answered `Come on!' and ran the faster, while more and more faintly
came, carried on the breeze that followed them, the melancholy
words:--
`Soo--oop of the e--e--evening, Beautiful, beautiful Soup!'
Alice in Wonderland - Page 60
http://intranet.dalton.org/ms/alice/60.html
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It suggests an action in contradiction to what would be expected. Instead of
slowing down in response to Alice's question, the Gryphon ran "all the
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Marius Hancu
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:44 am
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Thank you both.
Marius Hancu |
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