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What does the bourdon note
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What does the bourdon note
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@gunsen A bourdon note is an extremely low, droning note of an instrument. The word translates to bumblebee in French.
The dim roar of London was like "the bourdon note" of a distant organ. (Chapter 1, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde) can be revised to read, "The noise of London was like the low, droning tone of a distant organ".
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@gunsen A bourdon note is an extremely low, droning note of an instrument. The word translates to bumblebee in French.
The dim roar of London was like "the bourdon note" of a distant organ. (Chapter 1, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde) can be revised to read, "The noise of London was like the low, droning tone of a distant organ".
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I have read the sentence from The Picture of Dorian Gray recently. And this collocation a little bit confused me. Thank you so much for explanation!
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