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Questions regarding the meaning of certain terms or phrases used in a work of literature. If your question concerns the symbolic significance of something whose surface meaning is clear, use the [symbolism] tag instead. Please add specific tags as well: for the author (if known), the language (if not English), and either the work itself (if long) or the [poetry] or [short-stories] tags for short works.
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What is the meaning of "Yet the way of the Ring to my heart is by pity, pity for weakness an...
I think he says that he would take the ring out of pity for the hobbit.
He talks about the weakness of the hobbit (being a small and fragile creation) which would make him (Gandalf) want to help him …
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What does "I’d lost" mean in this context?
"I'd lost you" is past perfect, meaning "I had lost you".
The tense "past" refers to events that have happened.
The "perfect" aspect refers to events that have a result at heart. …
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