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Jamal 1315 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

I keep em on plain wholesome vittles.

Hello everybody.

I'm reading ' Little Women' and I face some words I can't find their meanings anywhere. Would you please help me?

I don't let the girls have coffee only once a week, accordin to your wish and keep em on plain wholesome vittles.

I Know vittles means food, but I am not sure about the whole sentence, does it mean I gave them healthy food?

In another part, Bet says, ' I didn't forget to cover the holders.' what do holders mean here? Candleholders?

And also in the following

The sleeves of my blue dress worn out and Meg put in new ones but the full front came wrong.

What does full front came wrong mean? Does it mean Meg turn over the front of the dress?

Thanks so much for the help ??.

  

Top answer

Jamal 1315 I didn't forget to cover the holders. See Note 10 in this annotated version. %22&f=false This is not something you need to speak about in modern English because this practice no longer exists.

— CalifJim

  • Jamal 1315 I didn't forget to cover the holders.
  • See Note 10 in this annotated version.
  • %22&f=false This is not something you need to speak about in modern English because this practice no longer exists.
  • From the point of view of learning English, you can forget about this as soon as you satisfy your curiosity about it.
  • In this same annotated edition, you may find the answers to many of your other questions, both in this thread and in the future as you continue to read this book, so you may wish to bookmark it.
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Jamal 1315I didn't forget to cover the holders.

See Note 10 in this annotated version.

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Jamal 1315wholesome vittles.

That is a "slang" term for the actual word "Victuals" Here is an 1828 definition and explanation:

http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/victuals

Basically, it means wholesome (good for you) food.

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