could you do me a fovor?what's the meaning of the word "promising"of the follow sentence？
And then I could hear a car passing on the street, and I was free, Charlie's lawn stretched out in front of me, the house beckoning me, promising warmth and dry socks.

what's the meaning of the word "promising"?promising在句话中是什么意思呢？请问。多谢啦。

Question

could you do me a fovor?what's the meaning of the word "promising"of the follow sentence？
And then I could hear a car passing on the street, and I was free, Charlie's lawn stretched out in front of me, the house beckoning me, promising warmth and dry socks.

what's the meaning of the word "promising"?promising在句话中是什么意思呢？请问。多谢啦。

Answer

"promise" means to make sure of something to some one. In this case, the phrase "...the house beckoning me, promising warmth..." is a personification of the house. The house looks warm, so the speaker perceives that the house is assuring him of its warmth inside. Is my explanation clear?

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