I found it difficult to rephrase a few sentences taken from Stevenson's D Jekyll and Mr Hyde. I included them into inverted commas. i really hope you can help me clarify their meanings.
1) Utterson decided to look for Mr.Hyde. As he was waiting for him at the entrance to his house, he heard his steps approaching (or getting closer?) as he was turning the end (getting to the end?) of the street. 2) He was a small, plainly-dressed man and his appearance shocked him. Something revolting characterised his body. (“The look of him went somehow strongly against the watcher’s inclination").
3) Mr Hyde made straight for the door and took a key out of his pocket. At this point Mr Utterson came up to him ,touched him on the shoulder and addressed him by his name.
4) Mr Hyde immediately backed away from him (as out of fear) with a “hissing intake of the breath” (how can I rephrase it? Taking a deep breath?) and then asked him how he got to know his name.
5) Mr Utterson introduced himself as an old friend of Dr Jekyll’s and asked him to be able to see his face (or to let him see his face?)
6) Mr Hyde hesitated but then “he fronted about with an air of defiance” (does it mean “he frowned defiantly?) and he stared at him for a few seconds.
7) Then Mr Hyde gave him his address and Mr Utterson suspected that he knew about Mr Jekyll’s will.
8) Finally, Hyde asked how Utterson knew him, and the lawyer replied by description, claiming that they had common friends, Dr Jekyll for instance.
9) Hyde angrily answered that Jekyll never told him anything and disappeared into the house.
Thank you
Look at all the "he"s in sentences 1. and 2. To whom does each one refer?
Remember, I suggested keep it simple and to the point.
Example. As Mr Hyde opened the door of his home, Utterson touched him on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Hyde."
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Certainly! Let's go through each sentence and clarify their meanings.
1) Utterson decided to look for Mr. Hyde. As he was waiting for him at the entrance to his house, he heard his steps approaching (or getting closer?) as he was turning the end (getting to the end?) of the street.
- In this sentence, Utterson decided to search for Mr. Hyde. While waiting for Hyde at the entrance of his house, Utterson heard Hyde's steps coming closer as he was reaching the end of the street.
2) He was a small, plainly-dressed man, and his appearance shocked him. Something revolting characterized his body. (“The look of him went somehow strongly against the watcher’s inclination").
- The man Utterson saw was small and dressed simply, but his appearance was shocking. There was something repulsive about his physical appearance that strongly contradicted Utterson's natural inclination.
3) Mr. Hyde made straight for the door and took a key out of his pocket. At this point, Mr. Utterson came up to him, touched him on the shoulder, and addressed him by his name.
- Mr. Hyde went directly to the door and retrieved a key from his pocket. In that moment, Mr. Utterson approached Hyde, touched him on the shoulder, and spoke to him using his name.
4) Mr. Hyde immediately backed away from him (as out of fear) with a “hissing intake of breath” (how can I rephrase it? Taking a deep breath?) and then asked him how he got to know his name.
- When Utterson approached, Mr. Hyde quickly moved away from him, possibly out of fear, while taking a quick breath that resembled a hissing sound. Instead of phrasing it as "taking a deep breath," you can rephrase it as "letting out a sharp exhale" or "breathing in sharply."
5) Mr. Utterson introduced himself as an old friend of Dr. Jekyll's and asked him to be able to see his face (or to let him see his face?).
- Mr. Utterson identified himself as an old friend of Dr. Jekyll and requested the opportunity to see Hyde's face. You can rephrase it as either "asked if he could see his face" or "asked to be allowed to see his face."
6) Mr. Hyde hesitated but then “he fronted about with an air of defiance” (does it mean “he frowned defiantly?) and he stared at him for a few seconds.
- Mr. Hyde initially hesitated, but then he turned around with an attitude of defiance. "He fronted about" means he faced Utterson directly in a challenging manner. Instead of "frowned defiantly," you can describe it as "glared defiantly" or "locked eyes with him."
7) Then Mr. Hyde gave him his address, and Mr. Utterson suspected that he knew about Mr. Jekyll's will.
- After that, Mr. Hyde provided Utterson with his address, and this made Utterson suspect that Hyde had knowledge about Dr. Jekyll's will.
8) Finally, Hyde asked how Utterson knew him, and the lawyer replied by description, claiming that they had common friends, Dr. Jekyll, for instance.
- As a final step, Hyde inquired about how Utterson knew him, and the lawyer responded with a description, explaining that they had friends in common, such as Dr. Jekyll.
9) Hyde angrily answered that Jekyll never told him anything and disappeared into the house.
- Hyde responded in anger, stating that Jekyll never informed him about anything, and then he vanished into the house.
I hope these clarifications help! Let me know if you have any more questions or need further assistance.