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English can be very confusing. I should look for some examples that I have collected - if only I knew where I had put my collections (probably one collection per example ).
And everything is correct in your quote so far (adding it as we're on a new page) 'The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect. Often I said to myself: "I must find some /_e_n_/ of dealing with Smaug. But /_/d_r_c_/s_r_k_/a_a_n_t/ _o_/G_l_u_/i_/n_e_e_/s_i_l/_o_e/./_e/_u_t/_i_t_r_/ S_u_o_'s/_l_n_/./I/_u_t/_a_e/_h_/C_u_c_l/_e_/t_a_/./'
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'The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect.
Often I said to myself: "I must find some means of dealing with Smaug. But /_/d_r_c_/s_r_k_/a_a_n_t/ for Gollum is nearer still /_o_e/. He must /_i_t_r_/ Sauron's /_l_n_/. I must make the Council see that."'
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09-27-2017, 06:55 PM | #464 |
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Line 2: 'means' is correct. Line 4: 'is', 'still' and 'must' are correct, 'for Gollum', 'nearer' and 'He' are wrong. Line 5: Everything in this line is correct. Eärniel Line 3: 'against' is correct. We now have: The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect. Often I said to myself: "I must find some means of dealing with Smaug. But /_/d_r_c_/s_r_k_/ against _o_/G_l_u_/ is /n_e_e_/ still /_o_e/./_e/ must /_i_t_r_/ Sauron's /_l_n_/. I must make the Council see that."'
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The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect.
Often I said to myself: "I must find some means of dealing with Smaug. But a direct stroke against Dol Goldur is needed still more. We must /_i_t_r_/ Sauron's /_l_n_/. I must make the Council see that."' Oh - I didn't guess Gandalf as speaker yet. That's who I'm going with.
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Almost correct - only 'Goldur' isn't quite right.
And you have every reason to go with Gandalf as the speaker
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Guldur?
disturb? plans?
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'Dol Guldur' it is.
And 'disturb Sauron's plans'. Your turn again!
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Aw-right... finally getting a post up.
"O_e/_a_/!/B_t/_o_/b_f_r_/I/_u_t/;/_n_/l_t_r/,/_f/_n_/t_y/_o/_h_u_t/_e/ _o_a_d_/m_r_i_g_/./O_h_r/_h_n_s/_/h_v_/t_/d_/m_r_/u_g_n_/t_/m_/, /f_r/_y/_i_d/_s/_e_t/_n/_h_m/./'/_o_d/_s/_h_/l_f_/o_/a/_a_i_e_'s/_i_e/'/; /_n_/t_e/_a_i_e_/w_o/_s/_i_g_e/_f/_u_p_s_/a_d/_o_/t_e_/t_/t_e/_h_r_/ g_e_/f_r_h_r/,/_n_/l_a_n_/b_t_e_/h_w/_o/_e_l/_i_h/_h_/s_a."
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"One/day/!/But/not/before/I/must/;/and/later/,/if/any/try/to/thrust/me/
towards/mornings/./Other/things/I/have/to/do/more/urgent/to/me/, /for/my/mind/is/best/on/them/./ There are things here that must be wrong, just because they don't make sense (to me) - but let this be my first guess ...
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Your only two wrong words are "mornings" and "best" - all else is correct.
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I did think that 'best' would be one of them. 'bent' instead?
And would 'mornings' instead be 'marriage'? LOL Second attempt at the first part: "One day! But not before I must; and later, if any try to thrust me towards /marriage/./ Other things I have to do more urgent to me, for my mind is /bent/ on them. And first attempt (which doesn't make sense everywhere either) at the second part: /'/Cold/is/the/life/of/a/mariner's/wife/'/; /and/the/mariner/who/is/_i_g_e/if/_u_p_s_/and/not/then/to/the/_h_r_/ goes/further/,/and/learns/better/how/to/deal/with/the/sea."
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You're doing great, Varna! All correct except two wrong words in your next-to-last line. Neither "if" nor "then" is correct in that line.
I don't know if I ever noticed until typing for this quote that the little ditty "Cold is the life..." actually rhymes!
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'of' and 'tied' instead of 'if' and 'then' will make more sense. But I still haven't worked out the missing words, although it should be easier if I
don't have them in the wrong context any more. New version: "One day! But not before I must; and later, if any try to thrust me towards marriage. Other things I have to do more urgent to me, for my mind is bent on them. 'Cold is the life of a mariner's wife'; and the mariner who is /_i_g_e/of/_u_p_s_/ and not /tied/ to the /_h_r_/ goes further, and learns better how to deal with the sea." So what mariner are we talking about here? My first thought was Tuor, but there's no situation I can think of where he might say anything like this. But there is a mariner in Numenor, a Prince, later to become King, who might express such sentiments. Would the speaker be Aldarion?
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Varna - yes, you're correct on all updates, including the speaker, Aldarion.
Just a few words left to go. Does the context help?
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Both correct - leaving only one word!
(Earniel - did you do that on purpose? )
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I know you were going to say that!
But no, alas, the last words DOES escape me. I thought to say as well in my previous post, but I seem to say that a lot in this game and the last word remains elusive an equal number of times that after a while even I don't believe myself anymore. Tell you what, though, whoever finds the last word and if he or she doesn't feel like posting a new quote, I'll do it. To make up for all those last elusive words. |
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I was actually quite close to getting one of Eärniel's words.
From the context I thought, "Isn't there an English word for the strip of land which is close to the sea? Beach? But that doesn't have the right letters!" Don't know how 'shore' could elude me there Now, only 'who is /_i_g_e/ of purpose' left. Eludes me too.
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Just ONE word!!!
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