The participle is "digging." Most participles end in -ing. It modifies "man", describing what the man is doing.
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John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of eleven novels for adults and six novels for younger readers. His novels are published in over 50 languages. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was adapted into a 2008 film of the same name.
Boyne was born in Dublin, where he still lives. His first short story was published by the Sunday Tribune and in 1993 was shortlisted for a Hennessy Literary Award. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin (BA) and the University of East Anglia (MA), in 2015 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia. He chaired the jury for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Boyne is gay, and has spoken about the difficulties he encountered growing up gay in Catholic Ireland.
I would briefly discuss your essays in the intro and make a claim about how you improved. in your body i would talk about why you think you improved and what you could do to get even better
In this excerpt <u>the speaker expresses his frustration with the fact that even though he doesn't understand the language in which the tune is being sung, he still wishes to comprehend the message</u>. He wants to understand what the singing solitary reaper is singing about.
The conflict here is that they don't speak the same language.
We can see it more clearly in this verse: "Will no one tell me what she sings?" (he doesn't speak the language); and in the rest of the stanza, he keeps on wondering what the song may mean.
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