tifacat  +  879774 Sun, 30 Aug 09 12:56 PM "It is typical of hundreds  that were to follow in the generations to come, and we may pause to examine the event as described by its guiding spirit."   Would anyone tell me what “typical of hundreds” means? And also, what this sentence means? I'm really confused now. Thanks for helping!   Regards.   tifacat Joined on Sun, Aug 30 2009 New Member 06 Regards, Sentences

	Clive  +  879785 Sun, 30 Aug 09 01:06 PM Hi, "It is typical of hundreds  that were to follow in the generations to come, and we may pause to examine the event as described by its guiding spirit."   Would anyone tell me what “typical of hundreds” means? Consider this simpler example. There are thousands of men like Tom. Tom is typical of thousands of men.   Now consider your example. 'It' is typical of hundreds of similar things that followed.   And also, what this sentence means? It's hard to say because you have given no context. I assume that 'it' refers to some sort of event, but I don't know in what sense the event can be said to have 'a guiding spirit'. You need to supply a lot more context.   Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,622 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Sentences, Context

	Ant_222  +  879790 Sun, 30 Aug 09 01:10 PM Hello, tifacat The preceding statement (or remark), referred to in your sentence by "it", applies to hundreds of people in the following generations. Let us know if it is still recondite to you. A wider context might help us to explain it better. Anton Ant_222 Joined on Sun, May 21 2006 Podolsk, Russia Contributing Member 1,717 Sentences, Context

	tifacat  +  879825 Sun, 30 Aug 09 01:50 PM Hi Clive, thanks for your reply.   The context is:    It started with Europeans invading the West African coast and seizing its inhabitants, in a rather crude and unorganised fashion, for sale on the European market, especially, in the first years, in Portugal and Spain. The earliest extant record of a slave-catching expedition is that kept by Azurara, leader of a Portuguese venture  in 1446.  It is typical of hundreds that were to follow in the generations to come, and we may pause to examine the event as described by its guiding spirit. tifacat Sentences, Context, Languages

	tifacat  +  879826 Sun, 30 Aug 09 01:52 PM Hello Anton,   Thanks for your reply.   the wider context is:   It started with Europeans invading the West African coast and seizing its inhabitants, in a rather crude and unorganised fashion, for sale on the European market, especially, in the first years, in Portugal and Spain. The earliest extant record of a slave-catching expedition is that kept by Azurara, leader of a Portuguese venture  in 1446.  It is typical of hundreds that were to follow in the generations to come, and we may pause to examine the event as described by its guiding spirit.   tifacat Sentences, Context, Languages

	Clive  +  879841 Sun, 30 Aug 09 01:59 PM Hi again, OK. The idea is that the slave-catching expedition of 1446 is typical of hundreds of similar expeditions that followed. The 'guiding spirit' of the 1446 expedition refers, most likely, to its leader, Azurara.   Best wishes, Clive Clive Sentences

	Ant_222  +  879846 Sun, 30 Aug 09 02:01 PM Then your sentence says: Hundreds of slave-catching expeditions followed this (first) one. And they were equally, if not more, cruel. Anton Ant_222 Sentences