Owen

[fossil ore]

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[pale whale]

enchaîner meaning here cant find it

[uneven rose]

À ses côtés = by its [= the lamentation's] side
Enchaîner means that once you finished saying something, you quickly start saying something else.

[pale whale]

ohhhh

that enchaîner makes so much sense

youre liking chaining your words together

[pale whale]

why is à ses côtés in the plural then

[uneven rose]

The expression can be singular or plural.

[pale whale]

also about the first image "voilà une idée qu'elle est bonne why is this not qui est bonne the qu'elle confuses me

so côté can mean side

and côtés can mean side and sides?

[uneven rose]

Côtés = sides
It's just that the French expression uses both numbers.

[uneven rose]

This is an improper construction. A certain Coluche apparently popularized it.
Yes, you can use qui instead of qu'il/elle without problems.

[pale whale]

i guess i was more confused about the structure itself with it repeating the subject une idée qu'elle est bonne

the addition of elle when une idée is mentioned is confusing

[uneven rose]

En voilà + noun + qu'il/elle est + adjective is used for humorous effect. Don't forget the en before voilà.

En voilà une idée qu'elle est bonne is popular.