Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 4 AIL 0325 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Lexicon: Cavalier
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The idea
Cavalier means offhand, dismissive, treating something serious as though it were not. It carries a charge of impropriety, so the option implies the speaker ought to be taking more care. Gravity anywhere in the passage is what breaks it.
In practice
Offhand where care was owed.
Where people slip
It implies a duty neglected.
Your place on the trail
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