I saw this in a book called The Garden Party:
Away she skimmed, over the lawn, up the path, up the steps, across the veranda, and into the porch.
Can someone explain this phrase in simple English?
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Sign up to join this communityI saw this in a book called The Garden Party:
Away she skimmed, over the lawn, up the path, up the steps, across the veranda, and into the porch.
Can someone explain this phrase in simple English?
From Merriam-Webster's definition of the verb skim:
5 : to pass swiftly or lightly over
And from its definition of the adverb along:
1 : on the way : ALONG
In short:
[Along the way (to the house)], she [passed swiftly and lightly] over the lawn, up the path, up the steps, across the veranda, and into the porch.
Or, to phrase it more naturally:
Away she went, without disturbance, swiftly over the lawn, up the path, up the steps, across the veranda, and into the porch.