He dug a hole?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="upfront">upfront</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="gravely">gravely</span>.</p><p><span word="Gravely">Gravely</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exaggerating">exaggerating</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="admit">admit</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span>.</p><p><span word="Serious">Serious</span>?</p><p><span word="Serious">Serious</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="serves">serves</span>, <span word="A">A</span> <span word="People">People</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="Zinn">Zinn</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downtrodden">downtrodden</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="elite">elite</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="times">times</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>, <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="No">No</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Unsheltered">Unsheltered</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="less">less</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upshot">upshot</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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