"....he fell then slient ,brooding,gazing,as it seemed,into the past at the grip that his country had lost the Caribbean or perhaps on the word."
I can not understand what does "at the grip"mean.please help me!
Does this post have something to do with "Food and Wine"?
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Sat 10 Jun, 2006 05:14 am
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"....he fell then slient ,brooding,gazing,as it seemed,into the past at the grip that his country had lost the Caribbean or perhaps on the word."
First, should not the phrase at the end of your sentence be, "perhaps the world"?
If so, what is being talked about is the influence and/or control that his country had on the Caribbean, or perhaps the world.
"At one time, the British had colonies in areas located throughout the entire world. As their empire has diminished, they have lost their grip on many of the places with which they had formerly had influence and control."
Miller is correct. This question should have been placed in the "English" forum.
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