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Meaning of 'pound' in “felt a fury that was not his own pound through his body”
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Harry had given a cry of pain; his scar had burned again as something flashed across his mind like a bright light on water. He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own pound through his body, violent and brief as an electric shock.
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What does 'pound' mean in this context? I've looked it up in free dictionary. But I don't know which definition fits.
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Harry had given a cry of pain; his scar had burned again as something flashed across his mind like a bright light on water. He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own pound through his body, violent and brief as an electric shock.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
What does 'pound' mean in this context? I've looked it up in free dictionary. But I don't know which definition fits.
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The sentence would have been clearer with a few commas: "... felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body..." - I'm not sure if this is used in English, though. "Pound" is a verb: to pound = to knock, hammer, ...
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@j4nd3r53n Adding commas changes the meaning of the sentence: As written (with "not his own" as a defining clause), the fact that the fury is not Harry's is a mandatory and emphasised part of the sentence. With the commas (with "not his own" as a non-defining clause), it becomes an optional part of the sentence. The point of the sentence is specifically that the fury isn't Harry's (but rather Voldemort's), instead of just being that Harry felt some fury - so commas are inappropriate.
– Chronocidal
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@Chronocidal - That's a really important point, proving that an analysis of the syntax alone gets one only part of the way to an understanding of what the sentence is about. The syntax says: "He felt a fury [xxx]... pound through his body." But your comment adds a critical piece of information: that the xxx bit - Voldemort's fury! - is really the essential part of the sentence, and completely alters the reader's understand of what is happening in the story.
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Harry had given a cry of pain; his scar had burned again as something flashed across his mind like a bright light on water. He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own pound through his body, violent and brief as an electric shock.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
What does 'pound' mean in this context? I've looked it up in free dictionary. But I don't know which definition fits.
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Harry had given a cry of pain; his scar had burned again as something flashed across his mind like a bright light on water. He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own pound through his body, violent and brief as an electric shock.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
What does 'pound' mean in this context? I've looked it up in free dictionary. But I don't know which definition fits.
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The sentence would have been clearer with a few commas: "... felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body..." - I'm not sure if this is used in English, though. "Pound" is a verb: to pound = to knock, hammer, ...
– j4nd3r53n
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@j4nd3r53n Adding commas changes the meaning of the sentence: As written (with "not his own" as a defining clause), the fact that the fury is not Harry's is a mandatory and emphasised part of the sentence. With the commas (with "not his own" as a non-defining clause), it becomes an optional part of the sentence. The point of the sentence is specifically that the fury isn't Harry's (but rather Voldemort's), instead of just being that Harry felt some fury - so commas are inappropriate.
– Chronocidal
13 hours ago
@Chronocidal - That's a really important point, proving that an analysis of the syntax alone gets one only part of the way to an understanding of what the sentence is about. The syntax says: "He felt a fury [xxx]... pound through his body." But your comment adds a critical piece of information: that the xxx bit - Voldemort's fury! - is really the essential part of the sentence, and completely alters the reader's understand of what is happening in the story.
– TechnoCat
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The sentence would have been clearer with a few commas: "... felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body..." - I'm not sure if this is used in English, though. "Pound" is a verb: to pound = to knock, hammer, ...
– j4nd3r53n
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@j4nd3r53n Adding commas changes the meaning of the sentence: As written (with "not his own" as a defining clause), the fact that the fury is not Harry's is a mandatory and emphasised part of the sentence. With the commas (with "not his own" as a non-defining clause), it becomes an optional part of the sentence. The point of the sentence is specifically that the fury isn't Harry's (but rather Voldemort's), instead of just being that Harry felt some fury - so commas are inappropriate.
– Chronocidal
13 hours ago
@Chronocidal - That's a really important point, proving that an analysis of the syntax alone gets one only part of the way to an understanding of what the sentence is about. The syntax says: "He felt a fury [xxx]... pound through his body." But your comment adds a critical piece of information: that the xxx bit - Voldemort's fury! - is really the essential part of the sentence, and completely alters the reader's understand of what is happening in the story.
– TechnoCat
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The sentence would have been clearer with a few commas: "... felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body..." - I'm not sure if this is used in English, though. "Pound" is a verb: to pound = to knock, hammer, ...
– j4nd3r53n
yesterday
The sentence would have been clearer with a few commas: "... felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body..." - I'm not sure if this is used in English, though. "Pound" is a verb: to pound = to knock, hammer, ...
– j4nd3r53n
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@j4nd3r53n Adding commas changes the meaning of the sentence: As written (with "not his own" as a defining clause), the fact that the fury is not Harry's is a mandatory and emphasised part of the sentence. With the commas (with "not his own" as a non-defining clause), it becomes an optional part of the sentence. The point of the sentence is specifically that the fury isn't Harry's (but rather Voldemort's), instead of just being that Harry felt some fury - so commas are inappropriate.
– Chronocidal
13 hours ago
@j4nd3r53n Adding commas changes the meaning of the sentence: As written (with "not his own" as a defining clause), the fact that the fury is not Harry's is a mandatory and emphasised part of the sentence. With the commas (with "not his own" as a non-defining clause), it becomes an optional part of the sentence. The point of the sentence is specifically that the fury isn't Harry's (but rather Voldemort's), instead of just being that Harry felt some fury - so commas are inappropriate.
– Chronocidal
13 hours ago
@Chronocidal - That's a really important point, proving that an analysis of the syntax alone gets one only part of the way to an understanding of what the sentence is about. The syntax says: "He felt a fury [xxx]... pound through his body." But your comment adds a critical piece of information: that the xxx bit - Voldemort's fury! - is really the essential part of the sentence, and completely alters the reader's understand of what is happening in the story.
– TechnoCat
13 hours ago
@Chronocidal - That's a really important point, proving that an analysis of the syntax alone gets one only part of the way to an understanding of what the sentence is about. The syntax says: "He felt a fury [xxx]... pound through his body." But your comment adds a critical piece of information: that the xxx bit - Voldemort's fury! - is really the essential part of the sentence, and completely alters the reader's understand of what is happening in the story.
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The term "pound" in this instance means to pulsate or throb. The sentence could have been written:
"He felt ... fury ... throb through his body".
or
"He felt ... fury ... pulse through his body".
We often refer to blood "pounding" in a person's veins when a person is angry or fearful, because of the faster and harder heartbeat that is created by anger or fear. The sentence above has an implied or sub-textual reference to a pounding heart or blood pounding through the veins of the person who is experiencing fury.
See definition of verb "to pound".
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@dan - I don't understand your comment. The only noun I see in that specific part of the sentence is "fury". I parse the sentence as "[He saw a large shadow] - and - [felt a fury ... pound through his body]. Do you parse it differently?
– TechnoCat
2 days ago
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@TechnoCat Oh! I parsed the sentence wrongly. Thank you very much!
– dan
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Yes there is a tiny pause after 'not his own', without which, the sentence is hard to understand. It could do with a comma there (almost!). 'He felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body'. 😊
– Jelila
2 days ago
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@Jelila Adding commas would also require changing "that" to "which".
– TKK
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@Jelila "Which" is the relative pronoun for non-defining clauses, while "That" is the relative pronoun for defining clauses. Once you put the adjective clause ("not his own") between commas or brackets, you are saying that is additional information, and no longer absolutely necessary to define the noun ("fury"). As such, it moves from being a defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is mandatory for the sentence, requiring "that") to being a non-defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is optional for the sentence, requiring "which").
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You parsed it in error. It's not
(not) felt
(not) a fury
(not) that is not his own pound
(not) through his body
The noun is not "pound" being modified by "fury".
It is "fury" being modified by "pound".
felt
a fury
that is not his own
pound
through his body
"Pound" is what the fury is doing. It's an action. Note that two phrases are modifying "fury": "that is not his own" and "pound".
If we simplify the sentence as much as possible by removing modifying phrases (except pound), we get
He saw a shadow and felt a fury pound.
Or simpler,
He saw a shadow and felt a fury.
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I don't know if I agree with your final simplification. Yes, the two sentences have similar meanings, but it could be misconstrued to show that you could drop any verb that came after fury and keep a similar meaning. E.g., if the sentence were "He saw a shadow and felt his fury abate." it would not be a valid simplification to drop "abate".
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@ChrisBouchard I would say you should disagree with every simplification, as every one changes meaning. What's more, all of them are essential to a YA book. I agree, the last one takes it further than the others, it's only there to illustrate how very simple the sentence is structurally, when all the modifiers are removed.
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"pound" is a verb form of "to pound" here. It is the same construct as "I felt a bee sting me". The core part means "He felt a fury pound through his body, a fury that was not his own". I'd use "rush" instead of "pound" here maybe, because furies tend not to move in one's body in much of a pounding manner.
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The answer by Harper provides an excellent technical analysis. For simplicity, the problem of comprehension can also be resolved by the minimal use of punctuation for clarification: "He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own, pound through his body".
I have done work translating German technical documents into English. As a result, I would not want to translate an English document into German.
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He saw a large shadow and felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body Either two commas or none.
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I'd want to lose the "that was" in the version with commas @JanDoggen
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The term "pound" in this instance means to pulsate or throb. The sentence could have been written:
"He felt ... fury ... throb through his body".
or
"He felt ... fury ... pulse through his body".
We often refer to blood "pounding" in a person's veins when a person is angry or fearful, because of the faster and harder heartbeat that is created by anger or fear. The sentence above has an implied or sub-textual reference to a pounding heart or blood pounding through the veins of the person who is experiencing fury.
See definition of verb "to pound".
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@dan - I don't understand your comment. The only noun I see in that specific part of the sentence is "fury". I parse the sentence as "[He saw a large shadow] - and - [felt a fury ... pound through his body]. Do you parse it differently?
– TechnoCat
2 days ago
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@TechnoCat Oh! I parsed the sentence wrongly. Thank you very much!
– dan
2 days ago
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Yes there is a tiny pause after 'not his own', without which, the sentence is hard to understand. It could do with a comma there (almost!). 'He felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body'. 😊
– Jelila
2 days ago
3
@Jelila Adding commas would also require changing "that" to "which".
– TKK
yesterday
2
@Jelila "Which" is the relative pronoun for non-defining clauses, while "That" is the relative pronoun for defining clauses. Once you put the adjective clause ("not his own") between commas or brackets, you are saying that is additional information, and no longer absolutely necessary to define the noun ("fury"). As such, it moves from being a defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is mandatory for the sentence, requiring "that") to being a non-defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is optional for the sentence, requiring "which").
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The term "pound" in this instance means to pulsate or throb. The sentence could have been written:
"He felt ... fury ... throb through his body".
or
"He felt ... fury ... pulse through his body".
We often refer to blood "pounding" in a person's veins when a person is angry or fearful, because of the faster and harder heartbeat that is created by anger or fear. The sentence above has an implied or sub-textual reference to a pounding heart or blood pounding through the veins of the person who is experiencing fury.
See definition of verb "to pound".
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@dan - I don't understand your comment. The only noun I see in that specific part of the sentence is "fury". I parse the sentence as "[He saw a large shadow] - and - [felt a fury ... pound through his body]. Do you parse it differently?
– TechnoCat
2 days ago
6
@TechnoCat Oh! I parsed the sentence wrongly. Thank you very much!
– dan
2 days ago
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Yes there is a tiny pause after 'not his own', without which, the sentence is hard to understand. It could do with a comma there (almost!). 'He felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body'. 😊
– Jelila
2 days ago
3
@Jelila Adding commas would also require changing "that" to "which".
– TKK
yesterday
2
@Jelila "Which" is the relative pronoun for non-defining clauses, while "That" is the relative pronoun for defining clauses. Once you put the adjective clause ("not his own") between commas or brackets, you are saying that is additional information, and no longer absolutely necessary to define the noun ("fury"). As such, it moves from being a defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is mandatory for the sentence, requiring "that") to being a non-defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is optional for the sentence, requiring "which").
– Chronocidal
14 hours ago
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The term "pound" in this instance means to pulsate or throb. The sentence could have been written:
"He felt ... fury ... throb through his body".
or
"He felt ... fury ... pulse through his body".
We often refer to blood "pounding" in a person's veins when a person is angry or fearful, because of the faster and harder heartbeat that is created by anger or fear. The sentence above has an implied or sub-textual reference to a pounding heart or blood pounding through the veins of the person who is experiencing fury.
See definition of verb "to pound".
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The term "pound" in this instance means to pulsate or throb. The sentence could have been written:
"He felt ... fury ... throb through his body".
or
"He felt ... fury ... pulse through his body".
We often refer to blood "pounding" in a person's veins when a person is angry or fearful, because of the faster and harder heartbeat that is created by anger or fear. The sentence above has an implied or sub-textual reference to a pounding heart or blood pounding through the veins of the person who is experiencing fury.
See definition of verb "to pound".
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@dan - I don't understand your comment. The only noun I see in that specific part of the sentence is "fury". I parse the sentence as "[He saw a large shadow] - and - [felt a fury ... pound through his body]. Do you parse it differently?
– TechnoCat
2 days ago
6
@TechnoCat Oh! I parsed the sentence wrongly. Thank you very much!
– dan
2 days ago
11
Yes there is a tiny pause after 'not his own', without which, the sentence is hard to understand. It could do with a comma there (almost!). 'He felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body'. 😊
– Jelila
2 days ago
3
@Jelila Adding commas would also require changing "that" to "which".
– TKK
yesterday
2
@Jelila "Which" is the relative pronoun for non-defining clauses, while "That" is the relative pronoun for defining clauses. Once you put the adjective clause ("not his own") between commas or brackets, you are saying that is additional information, and no longer absolutely necessary to define the noun ("fury"). As such, it moves from being a defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is mandatory for the sentence, requiring "that") to being a non-defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is optional for the sentence, requiring "which").
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@dan - I don't understand your comment. The only noun I see in that specific part of the sentence is "fury". I parse the sentence as "[He saw a large shadow] - and - [felt a fury ... pound through his body]. Do you parse it differently?
– TechnoCat
2 days ago
6
@TechnoCat Oh! I parsed the sentence wrongly. Thank you very much!
– dan
2 days ago
11
Yes there is a tiny pause after 'not his own', without which, the sentence is hard to understand. It could do with a comma there (almost!). 'He felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body'. 😊
– Jelila
2 days ago
3
@Jelila Adding commas would also require changing "that" to "which".
– TKK
yesterday
2
@Jelila "Which" is the relative pronoun for non-defining clauses, while "That" is the relative pronoun for defining clauses. Once you put the adjective clause ("not his own") between commas or brackets, you are saying that is additional information, and no longer absolutely necessary to define the noun ("fury"). As such, it moves from being a defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is mandatory for the sentence, requiring "that") to being a non-defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is optional for the sentence, requiring "which").
– Chronocidal
14 hours ago
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@dan - I don't understand your comment. The only noun I see in that specific part of the sentence is "fury". I parse the sentence as "[He saw a large shadow] - and - [felt a fury ... pound through his body]. Do you parse it differently?
– TechnoCat
2 days ago
@dan - I don't understand your comment. The only noun I see in that specific part of the sentence is "fury". I parse the sentence as "[He saw a large shadow] - and - [felt a fury ... pound through his body]. Do you parse it differently?
– TechnoCat
2 days ago
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@TechnoCat Oh! I parsed the sentence wrongly. Thank you very much!
– dan
2 days ago
@TechnoCat Oh! I parsed the sentence wrongly. Thank you very much!
– dan
2 days ago
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Yes there is a tiny pause after 'not his own', without which, the sentence is hard to understand. It could do with a comma there (almost!). 'He felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body'. 😊
– Jelila
2 days ago
Yes there is a tiny pause after 'not his own', without which, the sentence is hard to understand. It could do with a comma there (almost!). 'He felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body'. 😊
– Jelila
2 days ago
3
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@Jelila Adding commas would also require changing "that" to "which".
– TKK
yesterday
@Jelila Adding commas would also require changing "that" to "which".
– TKK
yesterday
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@Jelila "Which" is the relative pronoun for non-defining clauses, while "That" is the relative pronoun for defining clauses. Once you put the adjective clause ("not his own") between commas or brackets, you are saying that is additional information, and no longer absolutely necessary to define the noun ("fury"). As such, it moves from being a defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is mandatory for the sentence, requiring "that") to being a non-defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is optional for the sentence, requiring "which").
– Chronocidal
14 hours ago
@Jelila "Which" is the relative pronoun for non-defining clauses, while "That" is the relative pronoun for defining clauses. Once you put the adjective clause ("not his own") between commas or brackets, you are saying that is additional information, and no longer absolutely necessary to define the noun ("fury"). As such, it moves from being a defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is mandatory for the sentence, requiring "that") to being a non-defining clause (i.e. the fury not being his own is optional for the sentence, requiring "which").
– Chronocidal
14 hours ago
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You parsed it in error. It's not
(not) felt
(not) a fury
(not) that is not his own pound
(not) through his body
The noun is not "pound" being modified by "fury".
It is "fury" being modified by "pound".
felt
a fury
that is not his own
pound
through his body
"Pound" is what the fury is doing. It's an action. Note that two phrases are modifying "fury": "that is not his own" and "pound".
If we simplify the sentence as much as possible by removing modifying phrases (except pound), we get
He saw a shadow and felt a fury pound.
Or simpler,
He saw a shadow and felt a fury.
answered 2 days ago
HarperHarper
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I don't know if I agree with your final simplification. Yes, the two sentences have similar meanings, but it could be misconstrued to show that you could drop any verb that came after fury and keep a similar meaning. E.g., if the sentence were "He saw a shadow and felt his fury abate." it would not be a valid simplification to drop "abate".
– Chris Bouchard
yesterday
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@ChrisBouchard I would say you should disagree with every simplification, as every one changes meaning. What's more, all of them are essential to a YA book. I agree, the last one takes it further than the others, it's only there to illustrate how very simple the sentence is structurally, when all the modifiers are removed.
– Harper
yesterday
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You parsed it in error. It's not
(not) felt
(not) a fury
(not) that is not his own pound
(not) through his body
The noun is not "pound" being modified by "fury".
It is "fury" being modified by "pound".
felt
a fury
that is not his own
pound
through his body
"Pound" is what the fury is doing. It's an action. Note that two phrases are modifying "fury": "that is not his own" and "pound".
If we simplify the sentence as much as possible by removing modifying phrases (except pound), we get
He saw a shadow and felt a fury pound.
Or simpler,
He saw a shadow and felt a fury.
answered 2 days ago
HarperHarper
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1
I don't know if I agree with your final simplification. Yes, the two sentences have similar meanings, but it could be misconstrued to show that you could drop any verb that came after fury and keep a similar meaning. E.g., if the sentence were "He saw a shadow and felt his fury abate." it would not be a valid simplification to drop "abate".
– Chris Bouchard
yesterday
1
@ChrisBouchard I would say you should disagree with every simplification, as every one changes meaning. What's more, all of them are essential to a YA book. I agree, the last one takes it further than the others, it's only there to illustrate how very simple the sentence is structurally, when all the modifiers are removed.
– Harper
yesterday
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You parsed it in error. It's not
(not) felt
(not) a fury
(not) that is not his own pound
(not) through his body
The noun is not "pound" being modified by "fury".
It is "fury" being modified by "pound".
felt
a fury
that is not his own
pound
through his body
"Pound" is what the fury is doing. It's an action. Note that two phrases are modifying "fury": "that is not his own" and "pound".
If we simplify the sentence as much as possible by removing modifying phrases (except pound), we get
He saw a shadow and felt a fury pound.
Or simpler,
He saw a shadow and felt a fury.
answered 2 days ago
HarperHarper
4631 silver badge5 bronze badges
You parsed it in error. It's not
(not) felt
(not) a fury
(not) that is not his own pound
(not) through his body
The noun is not "pound" being modified by "fury".
It is "fury" being modified by "pound".
felt
a fury
that is not his own
pound
through his body
"Pound" is what the fury is doing. It's an action. Note that two phrases are modifying "fury": "that is not his own" and "pound".
If we simplify the sentence as much as possible by removing modifying phrases (except pound), we get
He saw a shadow and felt a fury pound.
Or simpler,
He saw a shadow and felt a fury.
answered 2 days ago
HarperHarper
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answered 2 days ago
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I don't know if I agree with your final simplification. Yes, the two sentences have similar meanings, but it could be misconstrued to show that you could drop any verb that came after fury and keep a similar meaning. E.g., if the sentence were "He saw a shadow and felt his fury abate." it would not be a valid simplification to drop "abate".
– Chris Bouchard
yesterday
1
@ChrisBouchard I would say you should disagree with every simplification, as every one changes meaning. What's more, all of them are essential to a YA book. I agree, the last one takes it further than the others, it's only there to illustrate how very simple the sentence is structurally, when all the modifiers are removed.
– Harper
yesterday
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I don't know if I agree with your final simplification. Yes, the two sentences have similar meanings, but it could be misconstrued to show that you could drop any verb that came after fury and keep a similar meaning. E.g., if the sentence were "He saw a shadow and felt his fury abate." it would not be a valid simplification to drop "abate".
– Chris Bouchard
yesterday
1
@ChrisBouchard I would say you should disagree with every simplification, as every one changes meaning. What's more, all of them are essential to a YA book. I agree, the last one takes it further than the others, it's only there to illustrate how very simple the sentence is structurally, when all the modifiers are removed.
– Harper
yesterday
1
1
I don't know if I agree with your final simplification. Yes, the two sentences have similar meanings, but it could be misconstrued to show that you could drop any verb that came after fury and keep a similar meaning. E.g., if the sentence were "He saw a shadow and felt his fury abate." it would not be a valid simplification to drop "abate".
– Chris Bouchard
yesterday
I don't know if I agree with your final simplification. Yes, the two sentences have similar meanings, but it could be misconstrued to show that you could drop any verb that came after fury and keep a similar meaning. E.g., if the sentence were "He saw a shadow and felt his fury abate." it would not be a valid simplification to drop "abate".
– Chris Bouchard
yesterday
1
1
@ChrisBouchard I would say you should disagree with every simplification, as every one changes meaning. What's more, all of them are essential to a YA book. I agree, the last one takes it further than the others, it's only there to illustrate how very simple the sentence is structurally, when all the modifiers are removed.
– Harper
yesterday
@ChrisBouchard I would say you should disagree with every simplification, as every one changes meaning. What's more, all of them are essential to a YA book. I agree, the last one takes it further than the others, it's only there to illustrate how very simple the sentence is structurally, when all the modifiers are removed.
– Harper
yesterday
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"pound" is a verb form of "to pound" here. It is the same construct as "I felt a bee sting me". The core part means "He felt a fury pound through his body, a fury that was not his own". I'd use "rush" instead of "pound" here maybe, because furies tend not to move in one's body in much of a pounding manner.
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"pound" is a verb form of "to pound" here. It is the same construct as "I felt a bee sting me". The core part means "He felt a fury pound through his body, a fury that was not his own". I'd use "rush" instead of "pound" here maybe, because furies tend not to move in one's body in much of a pounding manner.
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"pound" is a verb form of "to pound" here. It is the same construct as "I felt a bee sting me". The core part means "He felt a fury pound through his body, a fury that was not his own". I'd use "rush" instead of "pound" here maybe, because furies tend not to move in one's body in much of a pounding manner.
"pound" is a verb form of "to pound" here. It is the same construct as "I felt a bee sting me". The core part means "He felt a fury pound through his body, a fury that was not his own". I'd use "rush" instead of "pound" here maybe, because furies tend not to move in one's body in much of a pounding manner.
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The answer by Harper provides an excellent technical analysis. For simplicity, the problem of comprehension can also be resolved by the minimal use of punctuation for clarification: "He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own, pound through his body".
I have done work translating German technical documents into English. As a result, I would not want to translate an English document into German.
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He saw a large shadow and felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body Either two commas or none.
– Jan Doggen
2 days ago
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I'd want to lose the "that was" in the version with commas @JanDoggen
– JCRM
yesterday
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The answer by Harper provides an excellent technical analysis. For simplicity, the problem of comprehension can also be resolved by the minimal use of punctuation for clarification: "He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own, pound through his body".
I have done work translating German technical documents into English. As a result, I would not want to translate an English document into German.
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He saw a large shadow and felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body Either two commas or none.
– Jan Doggen
2 days ago
1
I'd want to lose the "that was" in the version with commas @JanDoggen
– JCRM
yesterday
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The answer by Harper provides an excellent technical analysis. For simplicity, the problem of comprehension can also be resolved by the minimal use of punctuation for clarification: "He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own, pound through his body".
I have done work translating German technical documents into English. As a result, I would not want to translate an English document into German.
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The answer by Harper provides an excellent technical analysis. For simplicity, the problem of comprehension can also be resolved by the minimal use of punctuation for clarification: "He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own, pound through his body".
I have done work translating German technical documents into English. As a result, I would not want to translate an English document into German.
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He saw a large shadow and felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body Either two commas or none.
– Jan Doggen
2 days ago
1
I'd want to lose the "that was" in the version with commas @JanDoggen
– JCRM
yesterday
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12
He saw a large shadow and felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body Either two commas or none.
– Jan Doggen
2 days ago
1
I'd want to lose the "that was" in the version with commas @JanDoggen
– JCRM
yesterday
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He saw a large shadow and felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body Either two commas or none.
– Jan Doggen
2 days ago
He saw a large shadow and felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body Either two commas or none.
– Jan Doggen
2 days ago
1
1
I'd want to lose the "that was" in the version with commas @JanDoggen
– JCRM
yesterday
I'd want to lose the "that was" in the version with commas @JanDoggen
– JCRM
yesterday
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The sentence would have been clearer with a few commas: "... felt a fury, that was not his own, pound through his body..." - I'm not sure if this is used in English, though. "Pound" is a verb: to pound = to knock, hammer, ...
– j4nd3r53n
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Upvote this comment if you too came to this question mainly out of curiosity of whether the asker inadvertently asked about something X-rated. ;-)
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@j4nd3r53n Adding commas changes the meaning of the sentence: As written (with "not his own" as a defining clause), the fact that the fury is not Harry's is a mandatory and emphasised part of the sentence. With the commas (with "not his own" as a non-defining clause), it becomes an optional part of the sentence. The point of the sentence is specifically that the fury isn't Harry's (but rather Voldemort's), instead of just being that Harry felt some fury - so commas are inappropriate.
– Chronocidal
13 hours ago
@Chronocidal - That's a really important point, proving that an analysis of the syntax alone gets one only part of the way to an understanding of what the sentence is about. The syntax says: "He felt a fury [xxx]... pound through his body." But your comment adds a critical piece of information: that the xxx bit - Voldemort's fury! - is really the essential part of the sentence, and completely alters the reader's understand of what is happening in the story.
– TechnoCat
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