MC)Read the sentence below and answer the following question: Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a

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MC)Read the sentence below and answer the following question: Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a

sojourn of some weeks.—Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" In the bolded section, what is the benefit of using "I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks" rather than "I would have a sojourn of some weeks"?

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hichkok12 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-02T16:56:02+03:00

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The narrator here uses "proposed" because he has to take some time to think it over before deciding to take that rest. It shows that he is not making snap decisions, he is suggesting things to himself and then taking the time to consider them before acting.