wipe out Question 1: I wanted to stand up and smash his face but no sooner had I made the slightest gesture than my rage and shame were wiped out. I don't understand the part after "but". Could someon

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wipe out Question 1: I wanted to stand up and smash his face but no sooner had I made the slightest gesture than my rage and shame were wiped out. I don't understand the part after "but". Could someone explain it for me? Question 2: ......But that swine of a Belgian hadn't missed a thing;...... Belgian is a person's name, why does it use "a" in front of people's name? Thanks

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'Belgian' isn't a name, it's a person who comes from Belgium. You could just as easily replace 'a Belgian' with 'an Australian', 'an American', 'a Briton', 'a Canadian' etc.

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And to answer your second question. 'Belgian' isn't a name - it's a nationality. The person comes from Belgium, so he is a Belgian.

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The wording is poetic. "No sooner had I made the slightest gesture than my rage and shame were wiped out." ="My rage and shame were wiped out no sooner than I had made the slightest gesture (to stand up and smash his face)." ="My rage and shame vanished an instant after I made the slightest movement to punch him."

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