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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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"Very likely these Martians will make pets of some of them; train them to do tricks--who knows?--get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed."
Does "get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed" connect with the rest of the sentence as "Martians will train them to get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed"?
Does "get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed" connect with the rest of the sentence as "Martians will train them to get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed"?
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Is this from a science fiction novel? I guess it would be like the person who raises a steer or a pig, and likes it as a pet, but then it's killed and eaten.
- Is this from a science fiction novel?
- I guess it would be like the person who raises a steer or a pig, and likes it as a pet, but then it's killed and eaten.
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Is this from a science fiction novel? I guess it would be like the person who raises a steer or a pig, and likes it as a pet, but then it's killed and eaten.
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It is from a science fiction novel--War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells.
But does "get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed" connect to the beginning clause as:
"Very likely these Martians will get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed."
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The second clause as:
"Very likely these Martians
But does "get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed" connect to the beginning clause as:
"Very likely these Martians will get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed."
OR
The second clause as:
"Very likely these Martians
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