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ullas84

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turkish
The moon disappeared,and there was a slow,light wind ,like the breath of a dying man as Gabriel climbed the ladder and started thatching high up on top of the third rick.
Lightning flashed in the sky and there was a loud crash of thunder.
Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

what is the meaning of ''high up'' in the sentence?
The words have their usual meaning, ullas84. What is confusing you?
He is already on the top of the rick ,there is no higher point to thatching high up
He is already on the top of the rick ,there is no higher point to thatching high up
Where he is now is both "high" and "up". It doesn't mean "higher".
He climbed the ladder to get there, so he is high up on the hayrick, or is able to reach the top. There is no suggestion of a "higher point."
You can be on top of something without being high up on it. You can also be high up on something (such as high up on a mountain, or high up on a hill) without being at the single highest point.

Here are men working on a rick:



If the man in the center steps off the ladder, he will be on top of the rick, but he will not be high up on the rick. The man on the right is already on top of the rick. He is high up on the rick, but he is also not at the highest point.
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