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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Antonia: fishtail
Hello,
Can you please help me with the following:
1) the car fishtailed
2) He pounded his fist on the door to number 12 throwing it open when there was no answer. (Where actually did he pound?)
3) One o fthe characters derrogatively calls people working in campus security "deputy dogs". What does it mean?
4) Who are custodians in the hospital?
5) What is yard sale?
Thank you
Can you please help me with the following:
1) the car fishtailed
2) He pounded his fist on the door to number 12 throwing it open when there was no answer. (Where actually did he pound?)
3) One o fthe characters derrogatively calls people working in campus security "deputy dogs". What does it mean?
4) Who are custodians in the hospital?
5) What is yard sale?
Thank you
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) The rear-end of the car moved side to side uncontrollably. ) The door to apartment? A room?
- ) The rear-end of the car moved side to side uncontrollably.
- ) The door to apartment?
- A room?
- A chamber?
- Who knows...
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1.) The rear-end of the car moved side to side uncontrollably.
2.) The door to apartment? A room? A chamber? Who knows... But whatever room the door leads to, that room is number 12.
3.) Henchmen/Goons with authority. People who will do anything their employer will tell them to do, like a dog will for its master.
4.) "Custodian" is another word for "janitor".
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2.) The door to apartment? A room? A chamber? Who knows... But whatever room the door leads to, that room is number 12.
3.) Henchmen/Goons with authority. People who will do anything their employer will tell them to do, like a dog will for its master.
4.) "Custodian" is another word for "janitor".
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Hi Erin,
2) doors to apartment, but I was confused with preposition "to", he pounded TO.. (so, it simply means he pounded on the door?)
Thank you very much, everything else is clear
2) doors to apartment, but I was confused with preposition "to", he pounded TO.. (so, it simply means he pounded on the door?)
Thank you very much, everything else is clear
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I'd like to suggeset another meaningn to deputy dog - there was a cartoon Deputy Dawg.
http://www.toonopedia.com/dawg.htm
This would be a much more "gentle" meaning than the order-following henchmen. Context would give you a clue about which one appli
http://www.toonopedia.com/dawg.htm
This would be a much more "gentle" meaning than the order-following henchmen. Context would give you a clue about which one appli
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Anonymous2) doors to apartment, but I was confused with preposition "to", he pounded TO.. (so, it simply means he pounded on the door?)Yes, that's how I understand it, on the door. If you open that door, you'll get into n° 12, it's the door that leads to n° 12.
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"3) One o fthe characters derrogatively calls people working in campus security "deputy dogs". What does it mean?"
He's insulting them by comparison with "Deputy Dawg", who was a canine cartoon character - a dim-witted bumbling law enforcement officer.
He's insulting them by comparison with "Deputy Dawg", who was a canine cartoon character - a dim-witted bumbling law enforcement officer.
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1) Fishtailed ... the rear wheels of the car lost traction, and the rear of the car moved rapidly back and forth out of control, like the motion of a fish's tail.
"3) One of the characters derrogatively calls people working in campus security "deputy dogs". What does it mean?"
He's insulting them by comparison with "Deputy Dawg", who was a c
"3) One of the characters derrogatively calls people working in campus security "deputy dogs". What does it mean?"
He's insulting them by comparison with "Deputy Dawg", who was a c
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