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Simora [160]
3 years ago
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Miss Caroline apparently thought I was lying. “Let’s not let our imaginations run away with us, dear,” she said. “Now you tell y

our father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here and try to undo the damage – “ “Ma’am?” “Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now.”
In the excerpt above, what does the phrase “fresh mind” most suggest?
open to new ideas
ready for original ideas
unpolluted by wrong ideas
closed to old ideas
English
1 answer:
Paladinen [302]3 years ago
7 0
Maybe it means not looking / holding on to past experiences or knowledge
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