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'And do they know each other SO WELL ...'

0 Hi, I don't understand very well the mean of SO WELL in this sentence I am reading in a book: 02br
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00'What is all settled? repeated Mrs Gardinerto herself, as she ran to her room to get ready for travelling. 02br
00'And DO THEY KNOW EACH OTHER SO WELL THAT SHE CAN TELL HIM THE REAL TRUTH? How I wish that I knew!' 02br
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00Thanks in advance, jo. 0-
  

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0 Hi Guest, 02br 02br 00This is from Pride and Prejudice, right? 02br 02br 00The question is whether Lizzy and Mr. Darcy know each other well enough for her to tell him the truth about Lydia's elopement.

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  • 0 Hi Guest, 02br 02br 00This is from Pride and Prejudice, right?
  • 02br 02br 00The question is whether Lizzy and Mr.
  • Darcy know each other well enough for her to tell him the truth about Lydia's elopement.
  • 02br 02br 00I guess the answer is "yes".
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0 Hi Guest, 02br
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00This is from Pride and Prejudice, right? 02br
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00The question is whether Lizzy and Mr. Darcy know each other well enough for her to tell him the truth about Lydia's elopement. 02br
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00I guess the answer is "yes". They know each other very well.[L][L] 0-
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0 By the way, guest, I think the line from the unabridged version is: 02br
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00"are they upon such terms as for her to disclose the real truth". 0-
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0 "And DO THEY KNOW EACH OTHER SO WELL THAT....?" = "And DO THEY KNOW EACH OTHER very WELL THAT...?" 02br
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00e.g. 02br
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00Q. Tom and Mary are the argumentative types. Do you think that they would get along in this trip? 02br
00A. Oh yes! They know each other SO WELL that no amount of bickering would cause hard feelings between them. The
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