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The last paragraph in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reads: Curley and Carlson looked after them. And Carlson said, "Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?"
Can you tell me what is meant by "What is eating two guys?" ?
Can you tell me what is meant by "What is eating two guys?" ?
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[nq:1]The last paragraph in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reads: Curley and Carlson looked after them. And ... " ...
- [nq:1]The last paragraph in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reads: Curley and Carlson looked after them.
- And ...
- " ...
- Haven't read the book, anyway.
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[nq:1]The last paragraph in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reads: Curley and Carlson looked after them. And ... suppose is eatin' them two guys?" Can you tell me what is meant by "What is eating two guys?" ?[/nq]
Maybe "What's bothering them?" ... Haven't read the book, anyway.
Maybe "What's bothering them?" ... Haven't read the book, anyway.
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[nq:1]The last paragraph in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reads: Curley and Carlson looked after them. And ... ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?" Can you tell me what is meant by "What is eating two guys?"[/nq]
[nq:1]what¢s eating him, etc.? (spoken) used to ask what sb is annoyed or worried about[/nq]
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[nq:1]The last paragraph in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reads: Curley and Carlson looked after them. And ... ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?" Can you tell me what is meant by "What is eating two guys?"[/nq]
[nq:1]what¢s eating him, etc.? (spoken) used to ask what sb is annoyed or worried about[/nq]
Enrico C - no native s
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[nq:1]The last paragraph in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men reads: Curley and Carlson looked after them. And ... suppose is eatin' them two guys?" Can you tell me what is meant by "What is eating two guys?" ?[/nq]
Let's see, George has just killed Lenny, his best friend, because Lenny murdered Curley's wife, and George could not figure out a way this time to save Lenny from himself. So after
Let's see, George has just killed Lenny, his best friend, because Lenny murdered Curley's wife, and George could not figure out a way this time to save Lenny from himself. So after
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[nq:2]The last paragraph in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and ... what is meant by "What is eating two guys?" ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Let's see, George has just killed Lenny, his best friend, because Lenny murdered Curley's wife, and George could not figure ... best friend, he's presumably relating all this, or at least the parts that won't maybe get him arrested, to Slim.[/nq]
There's some confusion here
[nq:1]Let's see, George has just killed Lenny, his best friend, because Lenny murdered Curley's wife, and George could not figure ... best friend, he's presumably relating all this, or at least the parts that won't maybe get him arrested, to Slim.[/nq]
There's some confusion here
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[nq:2]Let's see, George has just killed Lenny, his best friend, ... the parts that won't maybe get him arrested, to Slim.[/nq]
[nq:1]There's some confusion here. The quoted section may be from the end of a chapter but it's not from the end of the book.[/nq]
Cancel the above. It is the ending of the book.
Sorry.
[nq:1]There's some confusion here. The quoted section may be from the end of a chapter but it's not from the end of the book.[/nq]
Cancel the above. It is the ending of the book.
Sorry.
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