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Dela Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Churn up dirt
And the last thing I wanted was to spend the day at home while my grandfather churned up dirt and helped plant Juli's yard. Mom tried to get me to do our own yard, but I would have felt ridiculous micromowing our grass with Granddad and Juli making real changes right across the street.
And what I wound up doing was looking out the stupid window at Juli and my grandfather. It was a totally lame thing to do, but that's what I did. I got nailed doing it, too. By my grandfather. And he, of course, had to point me out to Juli, which made me feel another two inches shorter. I dropped the curtain and blasted out the back door and over the fence. I had to get out of there.
Churned up dirt: churned up the earth in the yard?
had to point me out to Juli: he made Juli to notice me (who is standing beside the curtain). but why "had to" (is the speaker guessing it?)
And what I wound up doing was looking out the stupid window at Juli and my grandfather. It was a totally lame thing to do, but that's what I did. I got nailed doing it, too. By my grandfather. And he, of course, had to point me out to Juli, which made me feel another two inches shorter. I dropped the curtain and blasted out the back door and over the fence. I had to get out of there.
Churned up dirt: churned up the earth in the yard?
had to point me out to Juli: he made Juli to notice me (who is standing beside the curtain). but why "had to" (is the speaker guessing it?)
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churned up dirt - yes, churned the earth. Implies that it wasn't just cleaning weeds, but that dirt was flying. had to point me out - emphasizing that even though there was no requirement to do this, doing it was a way to show that he was in control and that he wanted to make me miserable.
- churned up dirt - yes, churned the earth.
- Implies that it wasn't just cleaning weeds, but that dirt was flying.
- had to point me out - emphasizing that even though there was no requirement to do this, doing it was a way to show that he was in control and that he wanted to make me miserable.
- It's an ironic statement.
- He did not have to do this, but he did it anyway.
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churned up dirt - yes, churned the earth. Implies that it wasn't just cleaning weeds, but that dirt was flying.
had to point me out - emphasizing that even though there was no requirement to do this, doing it was a way to show that he was in control and that he wanted to make me miserable. It's an ironic statement. He did not have to do this, but he did it anyway.
had to point me out - emphasizing that even though there was no requirement to do this, doing it was a way to show that he was in control and that he wanted to make me miserable. It's an ironic statement. He did not have to do this, but he did it anyway.
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