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Rpsh Posted 13 years ago
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cross it is
"Well?" he said. " What about your promise? I want to go. You must show me the way."
“ Did we say so, precious? Show the nasty little Baggins the way out, yes, yes. But what has it got in its pockets, eh? Not string, precious, but not nothing. Oh no! gullum!”
"Never you mind," said Bilbo."A promise is promise."
"Cross it is, impatient, precious," hissed Gollum. "But it must wait, yes it must. We can't go up the tunnels so hasty. We must go and get some things first, yes, things to help us."
It's a part of <the lord of the rings>. What does the phrase mean?
“ Did we say so, precious? Show the nasty little Baggins the way out, yes, yes. But what has it got in its pockets, eh? Not string, precious, but not nothing. Oh no! gullum!”
"Never you mind," said Bilbo."A promise is promise."
"Cross it is, impatient, precious," hissed Gollum. "But it must wait, yes it must. We can't go up the tunnels so hasty. We must go and get some things first, yes, things to help us."
It's a part of <the lord of the rings>. What does the phrase mean?
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Actually, it's from The Hobbit , not Lord of the Rings . Cross here is a mainly British usage meaning angry . e.
- Actually, it's from The Hobbit , not Lord of the Rings .
- Cross here is a mainly British usage meaning angry .
- e.
- Bilbo Baggins) is cross .
- = He is angry .
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Actually, it's from The Hobbit, not Lord of the Rings.
Cross here is a mainly British usage meaning angry.
It (i.e. Bilbo Baggins) is cross. = He is angry.
Gollum speaks an odd dialect, with non-standard grammar and modified words.
Cross here is a mainly British usage meaning angry.
It (i.e. Bilbo Baggins) is cross. = He is angry.
Gollum speaks an odd dialect, with non-standard grammar and modified words.
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