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RadomirT
2 Thg 11 2017

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Can anyone of you tell me what does the phrase ,,at the good match''mean in this sentence:
There was no one to wonder at the good match she had made or to envy her the new dresses and the visiting-cards

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jamesavery98
2 Thg 11 2017

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I think "to wonder at..." might mean "to admire..." And "the good match" sounds kind of weird to me (the whole sentence for that matter). But maybe "match" is referring to clothing -like a good outfit that she is wearing. And if I'm not mistaken, it should be "to envy her, to envy her new dresses, or to envy the new dresses" but "her the new dresses" just sounds wrong. So, in conclusion, maybe "at the good match" means "no one to admire the good match/pairing/combination (clothing outfit perhaps) that she had made."

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RadomirT
2 Thg 11 2017

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Can you find this sentence in this story and tell me what exactly this phrase mean?
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jamesavery98
2 Thg 11 2017

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@RadomirT, it is not in there. Is it in the actual book? Because the link is to the summary of the book.

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RadomirT
2 Thg 11 2017

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Here is a full sentence:
They gave up their pretty house,storing the wedding presents and new furniture and went to Colorado.
She had hated it from the first.Nobody knew her or cared about her:
there was no one to wonder at the good match she had made,or to envy her the new dresses and the visiting-cards which were still a surprise to her
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jamesavery98
2 Thg 11 2017

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@RadomirT, hmmm. To be honest, I don't know what [no one to wonder at the good match she had made] could mean. And it still seems like a typo to me the part that says "or to envy her the new dresses" I'm sorry, I wish I could help you :(

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RadomirT
3 Thg 11 2017

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maybe now you will be able to find out the meaning of this phrase
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jamesavery98
3 Thg 11 2017

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I read the first couple pages. And upon reaching the quote in question, I did not have an epiphany. A thought did occur to me though... since the next item on the list is "no one to envy her the new dresses" referring to clothing/fashion, "match" probably refers to something else. I think it might refer to the furniture/decoration of her house. In a previous sentence, the speaker says "They gave up their pretty house, storing the [wedding presents and new furniture], and went to Colorado" So, I think the phrase means "No one to admire the pretty decoration/interior design she had given her house."

It is kind of weird sounding. The idea is that everything in the house has to match (the couch has to match the carpet, the carpet has to match the coffee table, and so on...) It is just hard for native speakers to understand the meaning because it doesn't clarify what the match is (in this case it is the house's interior design) But I guess that is the point of advance literature: to interpret and understand the meaning behind the text :)

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RadomirT
3 Thg 11 2017

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Thanks a lot
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jamesavery98
3 Thg 11 2017

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@RadomirT, you're welcome!

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