Subj : to conceal my understanding
To   : Anton Shepelev
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Tue Jul 20 2021 20:28:50

Hi, Anton Shepelev! -> Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 20.07.2021 13:10

 AK>> What does it mean - "The fairy likewise enjoined me to conceal my
 AK>> understanding"?

 AS> Congratulations on reading some good English with participial
 AS> adjectives (`disappeared') and Fowlerian `shall'. So you know the
 AS> meanings of every word in that sentence yet cannot join them into a
 AS> meaningful message? I think that sentence means the prince was
 AS> forbidden to reveal his story and identity while under the spell.

It seems the problem was in the word "understanding". It has a very rare
meaning "agreement". Although, IMHO, it is very difficult to say that
there was an agreement between the prince and fairy. ;-)

Bye, Anton!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2021

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