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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
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A slit in the bottom and each end was
My plan took form instantly: a sure sign of divine inspiration. But I had only minutes to work before Father would come storming in to drag me down the stairs.
First, I took from a drawer one of Father’s old razors – one I had nicked for an earlier experiment. I carefully slipped the faded ribbon from the chocolate box, turned it upside down, and made a careful, dead straight incision in the cellophane along the line where the ribbon had lain. A slit in the bottom and each end was all that was needed for the wrapping to open up like an oyster shell. Replacing it would be child’s play.
That done, I carefully lifted the lid on the box and peered inside.
Perfect! The creams looked to be in pristine condition. I had suspected that age might have taken its toll– that opening the box might yield a sight similar to the one I had once seen in the churchyard when Mr. Haskins, the sexton, while digging a new grave, had accidentally broken through into another that was already occupied.
What are the meanings of the highlighted respectively?
First, I took from a drawer one of Father’s old razors – one I had nicked for an earlier experiment. I carefully slipped the faded ribbon from the chocolate box, turned it upside down, and made a careful, dead straight incision in the cellophane along the line where the ribbon had lain. A slit in the bottom and each end was all that was needed for the wrapping to open up like an oyster shell. Replacing it would be child’s play.
That done, I carefully lifted the lid on the box and peered inside.
Perfect! The creams looked to be in pristine condition. I had suspected that age might have taken its toll– that opening the box might yield a sight similar to the one I had once seen in the churchyard when Mr. Haskins, the sexton, while digging a new grave, had accidentally broken through into another that was already occupied.
What are the meanings of the highlighted respectively?
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-- It describes the cuts he makes in the wrapping so that he can open it surreptitiously. Which words do you not understand? age might have taken its toll -- the chocolates (or whatever the box contains) might be aged unpleasantly.
- -- It describes the cuts he makes in the wrapping so that he can open it surreptitiously.
- Which words do you not understand?
- age might have taken its toll -- the chocolates (or whatever the box contains) might be aged unpleasantly.
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A slit in the bottom and each end was all that was needed for the wrapping to open up like an oyster shell.-- It describes the cuts he makes in the wrapping so that he can open it surreptitiously. Which words do you not understand?
age might have taken its toll -- the chocolates (or whatever the box contains) might be aged unpleasantly.
age might have taken its toll -- the chocolates (or whatever the box contains) might be aged unpleasantly.
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