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Dela Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

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Then on the ride home I had this thought. It kind of freaked me out at first, but the more I played with it, the more I figured that, yeah, helping her with the yard would make up for my having been such a jerk. Assuming she didn't boss me too much, and assuming she didn't decide to get all gooey-eyed or something stupid like that. No, I'd go up and just tell her that I felt bad for being a jerk and I wanted to make it up to her by helping her cut back some bushes. Period. End of story. And if she still wanted to be mad at me after that, then fine. That was her problem.

What's the underlined part mean? what's the relation with the sentence before and after it?
  

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(I would help her) Assuming she didn't boss me too much, and assuming she didn't decide to get all gooey-eyed or something stupid like that. = I would help her if she didn't command me or get overly sentimental and grateful or do something else similarly unpleasant for me.

— Mister Micawber

  • (I would help her) Assuming she didn't boss me too much, and assuming she didn't decide to get all gooey-eyed or something stupid like that.
  • = I would help her if she didn't command me or get overly sentimental and grateful or do something else similarly unpleasant for me.
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(I would help her) Assuming she didn't boss me too much, and assuming she didn't decide to get all gooey-eyed or something stupid like that. = I would help her if she didn't command me or get overly sentimental and grateful or do something else similarly unpleasant for me.
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