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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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7. What does 'for half an our mean' in this sentence? (Of course they, in the climate, have an argument that is good for half an hour while you thinking of your coal bills and heavy underwaer.)

8. What does 'gas leaks' mean? ( Take a London fog 30 parts; malaria 10 parts; gas leaks 20 parts; dewdrops gathered in a brick yard at surnise, 25 part; odor of honeysuckle 15 parts Mix.)

9. What does 'Jefferson Brick!' mean? (But, shades of Jefferson Brick! the tile floor - the beautiful tile floor.)
  

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7-- half an hour is 30 minutes. 8-- a gas leak is the slow, accidental escape of gas from a household appliance or the gas pipes themselves. ) 9-- Shades of --- means strongly reminiscent of---.

  • 7-- half an hour is 30 minutes.
  • 8-- a gas leak is the slow, accidental escape of gas from a household appliance or the gas pipes themselves.
  • ) 9-- Shades of --- means strongly reminiscent of---.
  • Jefferson Brick is a character in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit .
  • I don't know the story, but here is a short excerpt: "Martin was not long in determining within himself that this must be Colonel Diver's son; the hope of the family, and future mainspring of the Rowdy Journal.
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7-- half an hour is 30 minutes.
8-- a gas leak is the slow, accidental escape of gas from a household appliance or the gas pipes themselves. Here, it is a whimsical part of a recipe for a magical potion (?!)
9-- Shades of --- means strongly reminiscent of---. Jefferson Brick is a character in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit. I don't know the story,
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Hi,

I don't have anything important to add to MM's comments. Just a brief line refering to number 7th: the argument is not worth or doesn't take more than half an hour, or 30 minutes. That's all.

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