Karim Hamed  +  583639 Tue, 04 Nov 08 06:22 PM Hi! I've got some doubts in this poem I'm trying to analyze. The grey sea and the long black land; And the yellow half-moon large and low; And the startled little waves that leap In fiery ringlets from their sleep, As I gain the cove with pushing prow, And quench its speed i' the slushy sand. Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach; Three fields to cross till a farm appears; A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch And blue spurt of a lighted match, And a voice less loud, thro' its joys and fears, Than the two hearts beating each to each! a) In line 6 you can see " i' " in bold. Does it mean 'in' ? b) In line 9, I can't get the meaning of the phrase in bold. What I think would make more sense is this: '... the quick sharp scratches', that is the speaker got his flesh cut by a sharp piece of pane. But I'm not sure, because each word can have a different function (noun, adjective, adverb, verb). Do you know what I mean? c) Is this expression the same as 'each other' or 'one another'? Well, I hope you can help me with these little things. English always gets me thinking of each words due to the multiple functions and meanings of a same word. Regards. Karim Hamed Joined on Fri, Oct 17 2008 New Member 19 The knowledge is the power; the cowards get devoured. Nouns, Verbs, Regards, Adverbs

	AlpheccaStars  +  584211 Thu, 06 Nov 08 12:03 AM  Karim: a) yes b) the quick sharp scratch  is the sound that a wooden match makes when you light it.The traveler came to the farm house, and knocked at the window. The person inside lit a match to see who was there. c) I think this means "together".  AlpheccaStars Joined on Sun, Oct 12 2008 Senior Member 3,508 The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)

	Karim Hamed  +  584351 Thu, 06 Nov 08 07:37 AM AlpheccaStars “ Karim: a) yes b) the quick sharp scratch  is the sound that a wooden match makes when you light it.The traveler came to the farm house, and knocked at the window. The person inside lit a match to see who was there. c) I think this means "together".  ” Thank you very much, AlpheccaStars. Only one more thing: could you tell me the exact meaning of each word in 'the quick sharp scracth' so that I can translate it into Spanish? I mean, tell me if I was right when I said I thought 'quick' was the same as 'flesh', for example. Regards. Karim Hamed Regards

	AlpheccaStars  +  636458 Fri, 09 Jan 09 08:25 PM Karim Hamed “Only one more thing: could you tell me the exact meaning of each word in 'the quick sharp scracth' so that I can translate it into Spanish? I mean, tell me if I was right when I said I thought 'quick' was the same as 'flesh', for example.”   Sorry I didn't see yur follow-up question. Did you look the words up in the dictionary? (quick = rapido, sharp = afilado?) AlpheccaStars Languages, Apologies

	Karim Hamed  +  636857 Sat, 10 Jan 09 01:27 AM AlpheccaStars “ Karim Hamed “Only one more thing: could you tell me the exact meaning of each word in 'the quick sharp scracth' so that I can translate it into Spanish? I mean, tell me if I was right when I said I thought 'quick' was the same as 'flesh', for example.”   Sorry I didn't see yur follow-up question. Did you look the words up in the dictionary? (quick = rapido, sharp = afilado?) ” No matter :) Yes, I looked them up, but I wanted you to tell me those meanings because there are some aceptions for 'quick' (as 'rapid' or 'flesh') and not all of them make sense in Spanish according to the context. I mean, what does 'quick' mean here? 'Flesh' or 'rapid'? Regards. Karim Hamed Regards, Languages, Apologies, Context