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Wholegrain Posted 18 years ago
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depend upon it
Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself. Something queer about this darkie, depend upon it."
Ok, does he mean that something queer about this darkie depends upon the qualmish feeling about the darkie?
why is it depend instead of depends and why is there a comma before the word depend?
Ok, does he mean that something queer about this darkie depends upon the qualmish feeling about the darkie?
why is it depend instead of depends and why is there a comma before the word depend?
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Hi, Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself. " Ok, does he mean that something queer about this darkie depends upon the qualmish feeling about the darkie? He is saying 'There is something queer about .
- Hi, Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself.
- " Ok, does he mean that something queer about this darkie depends upon the qualmish feeling about the darkie?
- He is saying 'There is something queer about .
- ' why is it depend instead of depends It's an imperative.
- ' and why is there a comma before the word depend?
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Hi,
Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself. Something queer about this darkie, depend upon it."
Ok, does he mean that something queer about this darkie depends upon the qualmish feeling about the darkie? He is saying 'There is something queer about . . .'
why is it depend instead of depends It's an imperative. Like 'Trust me!'
Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself. Something queer about this darkie, depend upon it."
Ok, does he mean that something queer about this darkie depends upon the qualmish feeling about the darkie? He is saying 'There is something queer about . . .'
why is it depend instead of depends It's an imperative. Like 'Trust me!'
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Here's the full extract:
"Very likely, in that case," said a fourth, "we shall wait here till Christmas. Shouldn't wonder, did we not see that kind gentleman again. After seeking awhile in vain, he will conclude he has been made a fool of, and so not return to us for pure shame. Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself. Something queer about this darkie, depend
"Very likely, in that case," said a fourth, "we shall wait here till Christmas. Shouldn't wonder, did we not see that kind gentleman again. After seeking awhile in vain, he will conclude he has been made a fool of, and so not return to us for pure shame. Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself. Something queer about this darkie, depend
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Hi,
Here's the full extract:
"Very likely, in that case," said a fourth, "we shall wait here till Christmas. Shouldn't wonder, did we not see that kind gentleman again. After seeking awhile in vain, he will conclude he has been made a fool of, and so not return to us for pure shame. Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself. Something queer about this dar
Here's the full extract:
"Very likely, in that case," said a fourth, "we shall wait here till Christmas. Shouldn't wonder, did we not see that kind gentleman again. After seeking awhile in vain, he will conclude he has been made a fool of, and so not return to us for pure shame. Fact is, I begin to feel a little qualmish about the darkie myself. Something queer about this dar
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