Unit-4-The-Geese

TheGeese-E.B.White1UnitFourTheGeeseAbouttheauthorE.B.White(1899-1985)wasborninMountVernon,NewYork,onJuly11,1899.Afterserviceasanarmyprivatein1918,hegraduatedfromCornellUniversityin1926.HeworkedasareporterontheSeattleTimesandasanadvertisingcopywriterbeforejoiningTheNewYorkermagazinein1926,ayearafteritsfounding.For12yearshewrotetheeditorialessaysinthemagazine’s“NotesandComments”andcontributedverseadotherpieces.In1937hemovetoafarminNorthBrooklyn,Ma.,andfromthisretreatcontinuedwriting,includingacolumn“OneMan’sMeat”inHarper’s(1938-1943)andfreelancepiecesforTheNewYorker.Whitehasafacilemind,apenetratingwit,anindividualwayoflookingatthings,andyetallwithoutostentationoraffectation.Thetechniqueobservableinhisproseincludetheconcreteimage,thestrikingandyetappropriatecomparison,theprecisewordwithjusttherightconnotation,theuseoffamiliarwordsinanunfamiliarfashion,parallelism,thevariedlengthofthesentencesandthephrasingwithinthesentences.White’scrisp,graceful,andhighlyindividualstyle,aswellashisindependenceofthoughtmadehimoneofAmerica’sleadingessayists.IdiomaticExpressionspitchout---getridof(theobjectcanbesomethingorsomebody)Iknewtheyweregoodeggsanddidnotliketopitchthemout.(para.3)You’dbetterpitchouttheoldfurnitureandrefurnishyourrooms.Theclubpitchedouttwomembersforfailingtopaythemoneytheyowed.We’llpitchyouifyougoonhinderingourwork.scoopup---raisesth.inadeeproundedimplement(theobjectbeliquid,dust,fillings,shavings,ect.)Wescoopedupthreegoslingsandtossedthemintoabox.(para.6)Hecuppedhishandsandscoopedupalittlewaterfromthestream.Hetookaspoonandscoopedupafewgrainsofthegolddust.Thechildrenscoopedupthesnowwiththeirhandsandbuiltasnowman.Hescoopedupsomesoilforanalysis.abundleof---fullof,amassof(followedbyacountableoranuncountablenoun)I’vehadenoughexperiencewithdomesticatedanimalsandbirdstoknowthattheyareabundleofeccentricitiesandcrotchets.(para.7)Thefirmisabundleofproblems.Hisheadwasabundleofthoughts.I’mjustabundleofnervesthismorning.Thechildisabundleofmischief.TheGeese-E.B.White2Sheisabundleoffun/energyandindustryjoy.laytorest---finallyremoveorallay(theobjectcanbethingsliketale,rumour,doubt,fear,suspicion,uncertainty)Myfearwerelaidtorest(para.8).Anofficialstatementlaidtoresttheremainingfearsaboutapossibledevaluationofthedollar.Hisbraveryinthewarlaidtoresthissuperiors’suspicionthathemightbeanenemyagent.Theaffairwasfinallylaidtorestyearsago.Don’tgoandresurrectitagain.makeamentalnote---resolveespeciallynottoforget(followedby“of”oran“that”clause)Imadeamentalnotethatthe3eggslaidbyApathywereinfertile(para.13).TheundergroundworkermadeamentalnotethathiscontactinShanghaihadabigblackmoleabovehislefteyebrow.Imadeamentalnoteofthesaying.Hereisanotherpointthatoughttobemadeamentalnoteof.Imustmakeamentalnotetobuyeggsthisafternoon.throughthekind/goodoffices(ofsomebody)---withthehelpofsb.DuringthelastweekinMay,Apathy,havingacquiredteneggsthroughthekindofficesofhersisterandme,becamebroodyandbegantosit.(para.14)Inthefollowingyearheobtained,throughthekindofficesofafamilyfriend,apostwithapublishingfirmwhichhefoundverycongenial.WegottheinformationweneededthroughthegoodofficesofanAmericanjournalist.Throughhiskindofficeswesentmoneytothem.lookinon(informal)---callbriefly,payashortvisit(followedbyapersonorplace)Onthenightbeforethegoslingswereduetoarrive,IlookedinonApathy.(para.15)Besuretolookinonusnexttimeyou’reintown.ThedoctorlookedinonMaryeachdaywhenhewentby.IoughttovisittheMediterraneancountriesandalsolookinonTrans-Jordan.standvigil---standandstayawakeatnighttokeepwatch(maybefollowedbyoversthorsb.)Outside,inthebarnyard,bothgandersstoodvigil.(para.15)Foursolemnarmedguardsstoodvigiloverthecorpseoftheassassinatedleader.Allnighttheystoodvigilinsilenceinsupportofhumanrights.slug/slogitout(informal)---fightuntilaconclusionisreached.Itwasanawesomesight,thesetwogreatmalebirdslockedincombat,sluggingitout.(para.16)Theaudiencewereontheedgeoftheirseatsastheboxerssluggeditoutinthefinalround.Unabletonegotiate,theybegantoslugitoutinthemedia.Thetwopartiestothedisputesluggeditoutfactforfact.geteven(withsb)---getone’srevengeTheyoungmalehadsufferedallspringtheindignitiesofarestrictedlifeatthepond;TheGeese-E.B.White3Nowhehadturnedagainsttheoldone,asthoughtogeteven.(para.16)Theyweretryingtorobhim.Hewouldgetevenwiththemsomehow.DuringallmychildhoodIlistenedtoherhatinghimanplanningtogetevenwithhim.Jackiswaitingtogetevenwithbillfortearinguphisnotebook.threadone’sway(through)---movewithdifficultyandinanindirectwayTheoldganderthreadedhiswayslowlydownthenarrowpathbetweenclumpsofthistlesanddaisies.(para.17)Ithreadedmywaythroughthecrowdwiththedogatmyheels.Weturnedandthreadedourwaythroughthefairground.Theshipthreadeditswaythroughthehiddenrocks.Theyhadtothreadtheirwaythroughthedifficulties.ateveryturn---whateverondoes,whereverongoes,constantly.Hehadbeentryingtohadhisbookfinishedallthatyear,buthadbeenthwartedateveryturn.Ihaven’tseenhimformonthsbutnowinseemtobemeetingateveryturn.Iencountereddifficultiesateveryturn.Althoughhetriedtobefriendly,hewasrebuffedateveryturn.Character,actionandpoi