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Can't make sense of a paragraph from Lovecraft
Is it a poor practice or is it incorrect to create a new paragraph that directly continues from the previous paragraph?What exactly is a run-on paragraph?When to repeat a paragraph?Does “Here's an example” end a paragraph, or continue it?Starting a new paragraph after ending the old one with a questionWhat is the paragraph trying to convey?Usage of 'it' in starting of paragraphDoes “His eyes fell shut” make sense?Can one start a paragraph with the word “also”?do you have to indent when writing one paragraph?
I decided to start reading some work of Lovecraft, then I got stuck at the first paragraph I encountered:
The horrible conclusion which had been gradually obtruding itself upon my confused and reluctant mind was now an awful certainty. I was lost, completely, hopelessly lost in the vast and labyrinthine recesses of the Mammoth Cave. Turn as I might, in no direction could my straining vision seize on any object capable of serving as a guidepost to set me on the outward path. That nevermore should I behold the blessed light of day, or scan the pleasant hills and dales of the beautiful world outside, my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief. Hope had departed. Yet, indoctrinated as I was by a life of philosophical study, I derived no small measure of satisfaction from my unimpassioned demeanour; for although I had frequently read of the wild frenzies into which were thrown the victims of similar situations, I experienced none of these, but stood quiet as soon as I clearly realised the loss of my bearings.
I think I managed to understand each separate clauses, but the logical relationships among them get me really confused.
I have no idea why the author used "yet" "for" and "but" at the place where I marked them in boldface. I also don't know why he wrote "my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief", which means "my reason could not hold unbelif" if I'm not mistaken. Shouldn't he express something like "my reason could not hold belif"?
I'm feeling kind of frustrated now, could anyone help me figure it out?
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I decided to start reading some work of Lovecraft, then I got stuck at the first paragraph I encountered:
The horrible conclusion which had been gradually obtruding itself upon my confused and reluctant mind was now an awful certainty. I was lost, completely, hopelessly lost in the vast and labyrinthine recesses of the Mammoth Cave. Turn as I might, in no direction could my straining vision seize on any object capable of serving as a guidepost to set me on the outward path. That nevermore should I behold the blessed light of day, or scan the pleasant hills and dales of the beautiful world outside, my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief. Hope had departed. Yet, indoctrinated as I was by a life of philosophical study, I derived no small measure of satisfaction from my unimpassioned demeanour; for although I had frequently read of the wild frenzies into which were thrown the victims of similar situations, I experienced none of these, but stood quiet as soon as I clearly realised the loss of my bearings.
I think I managed to understand each separate clauses, but the logical relationships among them get me really confused.
I have no idea why the author used "yet" "for" and "but" at the place where I marked them in boldface. I also don't know why he wrote "my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief", which means "my reason could not hold unbelif" if I'm not mistaken. Shouldn't he express something like "my reason could not hold belif"?
I'm feeling kind of frustrated now, could anyone help me figure it out?
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My advice is to take it as a lesson learned, and seek more sane passages... pretty much anywhere. Lovecraftian characters are not, in my personal experience, more prone to insanity than Lovecraftian fans.
– Ed Grimm
14 mins ago
add a comment |
I decided to start reading some work of Lovecraft, then I got stuck at the first paragraph I encountered:
The horrible conclusion which had been gradually obtruding itself upon my confused and reluctant mind was now an awful certainty. I was lost, completely, hopelessly lost in the vast and labyrinthine recesses of the Mammoth Cave. Turn as I might, in no direction could my straining vision seize on any object capable of serving as a guidepost to set me on the outward path. That nevermore should I behold the blessed light of day, or scan the pleasant hills and dales of the beautiful world outside, my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief. Hope had departed. Yet, indoctrinated as I was by a life of philosophical study, I derived no small measure of satisfaction from my unimpassioned demeanour; for although I had frequently read of the wild frenzies into which were thrown the victims of similar situations, I experienced none of these, but stood quiet as soon as I clearly realised the loss of my bearings.
I think I managed to understand each separate clauses, but the logical relationships among them get me really confused.
I have no idea why the author used "yet" "for" and "but" at the place where I marked them in boldface. I also don't know why he wrote "my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief", which means "my reason could not hold unbelif" if I'm not mistaken. Shouldn't he express something like "my reason could not hold belif"?
I'm feeling kind of frustrated now, could anyone help me figure it out?
meaning-in-context conjunctions literature paragraphs
asked 1 hour ago
Censi LICensi LI
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I decided to start reading some work of Lovecraft, then I got stuck at the first paragraph I encountered:
The horrible conclusion which had been gradually obtruding itself upon my confused and reluctant mind was now an awful certainty. I was lost, completely, hopelessly lost in the vast and labyrinthine recesses of the Mammoth Cave. Turn as I might, in no direction could my straining vision seize on any object capable of serving as a guidepost to set me on the outward path. That nevermore should I behold the blessed light of day, or scan the pleasant hills and dales of the beautiful world outside, my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief. Hope had departed. Yet, indoctrinated as I was by a life of philosophical study, I derived no small measure of satisfaction from my unimpassioned demeanour; for although I had frequently read of the wild frenzies into which were thrown the victims of similar situations, I experienced none of these, but stood quiet as soon as I clearly realised the loss of my bearings.
I think I managed to understand each separate clauses, but the logical relationships among them get me really confused.
I have no idea why the author used "yet" "for" and "but" at the place where I marked them in boldface. I also don't know why he wrote "my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief", which means "my reason could not hold unbelif" if I'm not mistaken. Shouldn't he express something like "my reason could not hold belif"?
I'm feeling kind of frustrated now, could anyone help me figure it out?
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My advice is to take it as a lesson learned, and seek more sane passages... pretty much anywhere. Lovecraftian characters are not, in my personal experience, more prone to insanity than Lovecraftian fans.
– Ed Grimm
14 mins ago
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My advice is to take it as a lesson learned, and seek more sane passages... pretty much anywhere. Lovecraftian characters are not, in my personal experience, more prone to insanity than Lovecraftian fans.
– Ed Grimm
14 mins ago
My advice is to take it as a lesson learned, and seek more sane passages... pretty much anywhere. Lovecraftian characters are not, in my personal experience, more prone to insanity than Lovecraftian fans.
– Ed Grimm
14 mins ago
My advice is to take it as a lesson learned, and seek more sane passages... pretty much anywhere. Lovecraftian characters are not, in my personal experience, more prone to insanity than Lovecraftian fans.
– Ed Grimm
14 mins ago
add a comment |
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"my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief" means "I could no longer doubt". He was convinced that he would never again see the light of day. He goes on to say that he was pleased with himself that he could accept this terrible turn of events with equanimity.
The prose style is deliberately impenetrable.
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"my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief" means "I could no longer doubt". He was convinced that he would never again see the light of day. He goes on to say that he was pleased with himself that he could accept this terrible turn of events with equanimity.
The prose style is deliberately impenetrable.
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"my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief" means "I could no longer doubt". He was convinced that he would never again see the light of day. He goes on to say that he was pleased with himself that he could accept this terrible turn of events with equanimity.
The prose style is deliberately impenetrable.
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"my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief" means "I could no longer doubt". He was convinced that he would never again see the light of day. He goes on to say that he was pleased with himself that he could accept this terrible turn of events with equanimity.
The prose style is deliberately impenetrable.
answered 41 mins ago
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"my reason could no longer entertain the slightest unbelief" means "I could no longer doubt". He was convinced that he would never again see the light of day. He goes on to say that he was pleased with himself that he could accept this terrible turn of events with equanimity.
The prose style is deliberately impenetrable.
answered 41 mins ago
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My advice is to take it as a lesson learned, and seek more sane passages... pretty much anywhere. Lovecraftian characters are not, in my personal experience, more prone to insanity than Lovecraftian fans.
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