What does steel beams mean here?
From Legend by Marie Lu:
It’s early evening, but it’s already pitch-black outside, and the JumboTrons’ reflections are visible in the street’s puddles. I sit on a crumbling window ledge three stories up, hidden from view behind rusted steel beams. This used to be an apartment complex, but it’s fallen into disrepair. Broken lanterns and glass shards litter the floor of this room, and paint is peeling from every wall. In one corner, an old portrait of the Elector Primo lies faceup on the ground. I wonder who used to live here—no one’s cracked enough to let their portrait of the Elector sit discarded on the floor like that.
What are the rusted steel beams here ? I can't imagine what the the author is saying here.
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From Legend by Marie Lu:
It’s early evening, but it’s already pitch-black outside, and the JumboTrons’ reflections are visible in the street’s puddles. I sit on a crumbling window ledge three stories up, hidden from view behind rusted steel beams. This used to be an apartment complex, but it’s fallen into disrepair. Broken lanterns and glass shards litter the floor of this room, and paint is peeling from every wall. In one corner, an old portrait of the Elector Primo lies faceup on the ground. I wonder who used to live here—no one’s cracked enough to let their portrait of the Elector sit discarded on the floor like that.
What are the rusted steel beams here ? I can't imagine what the the author is saying here.
meaning
edited Dec 4 '13 at 10:26
mplungjan
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asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:24
gargavi
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From Legend by Marie Lu:
It’s early evening, but it’s already pitch-black outside, and the JumboTrons’ reflections are visible in the street’s puddles. I sit on a crumbling window ledge three stories up, hidden from view behind rusted steel beams. This used to be an apartment complex, but it’s fallen into disrepair. Broken lanterns and glass shards litter the floor of this room, and paint is peeling from every wall. In one corner, an old portrait of the Elector Primo lies faceup on the ground. I wonder who used to live here—no one’s cracked enough to let their portrait of the Elector sit discarded on the floor like that.
What are the rusted steel beams here ? I can't imagine what the the author is saying here.
meaning
edited Dec 4 '13 at 10:26
mplungjan
27.5k371108
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:24
gargavi
31
From Legend by Marie Lu:
It’s early evening, but it’s already pitch-black outside, and the JumboTrons’ reflections are visible in the street’s puddles. I sit on a crumbling window ledge three stories up, hidden from view behind rusted steel beams. This used to be an apartment complex, but it’s fallen into disrepair. Broken lanterns and glass shards litter the floor of this room, and paint is peeling from every wall. In one corner, an old portrait of the Elector Primo lies faceup on the ground. I wonder who used to live here—no one’s cracked enough to let their portrait of the Elector sit discarded on the floor like that.
What are the rusted steel beams here ? I can't imagine what the the author is saying here.
meaning
meaning
edited Dec 4 '13 at 10:26
mplungjan
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asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:24
gargavi
31
edited Dec 4 '13 at 10:26
mplungjan
27.5k371108
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:24
gargavi
31
edited Dec 4 '13 at 10:26
mplungjan
27.5k371108
edited Dec 4 '13 at 10:26
mplungjan
27.5k371108
edited Dec 4 '13 at 10:26
mplungjan
27.5k371108
27.5k371108
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:24
gargavi
31
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:24
gargavi
31
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:24
gargavi
31
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The apartment complex is in disrepair
Something like
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Ya but how come he is hidden from view if the steel beams are a part of the room and he is sitting on the ledge.
– gargavi
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The apartment complex is in disrepair
Something like
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Glorfindel
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Ya but how come he is hidden from view if the steel beams are a part of the room and he is sitting on the ledge.
– gargavi
Dec 4 '13 at 10:38
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The apartment complex is in disrepair
Something like
edited 8 hours ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Dec 4 '13 at 10:29
mplungjan
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Ya but how come he is hidden from view if the steel beams are a part of the room and he is sitting on the ledge.
– gargavi
Dec 4 '13 at 10:38
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The apartment complex is in disrepair
Something like
edited 8 hours ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Dec 4 '13 at 10:29
mplungjan
27.5k371108
The apartment complex is in disrepair
Something like
edited 8 hours ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Dec 4 '13 at 10:29
mplungjan
27.5k371108
edited 8 hours ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
edited 8 hours ago
Glorfindel
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edited 8 hours ago
Glorfindel
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answered Dec 4 '13 at 10:29
mplungjan
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answered Dec 4 '13 at 10:29
mplungjan
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Ya but how come he is hidden from view if the steel beams are a part of the room and he is sitting on the ledge.
– gargavi
Dec 4 '13 at 10:38
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Ya but how come he is hidden from view if the steel beams are a part of the room and he is sitting on the ledge.
– gargavi
Dec 4 '13 at 10:38
Ya but how come he is hidden from view if the steel beams are a part of the room and he is sitting on the ledge.
– gargavi
Dec 4 '13 at 10:38
Ya but how come he is hidden from view if the steel beams are a part of the room and he is sitting on the ledge.
– gargavi
Dec 4 '13 at 10:38
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