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AppleFanboy Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

In ahead of, cross off?

One morning I happened to turn over the salt-cellar at breakfast. I reached for some of it as quick as I could to throw over my left shoulder and keep off the bad luck, but Miss Watson was in ahead of me, and crossed me off. She says, "Take your hands away, John; What a mess you are always making!" The widow put in a good word for me, but that wans't going to keep off the bad luck, I knew that well enough.

What's 'in ahead of me', 'cross off', and 'put in a good word(what she's saying is not good)'?

Thank you in advance
  

Top answer

AppleFanboy Miss Watson was in ahead of me, and crossed me off. Miss Watson was quicker than me, and blocked my hands. AppleFanboy The widow put in a good word for me The widow prayed to *** that I was a good boy.

— AlpheccaStars

  • AppleFanboy Miss Watson was in ahead of me, and crossed me off.
  • Miss Watson was quicker than me, and blocked my hands.
  • AppleFanboy The widow put in a good word for me The widow prayed to *** that I was a good boy.
  • ) By the way, the boy's name isn't John.
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AppleFanboyMiss Watson was in ahead of me, and crossed me off.
Miss Watson was quicker than me, and blocked my hands.
AppleFanboyThe widow put in a good word for me
The widow prayed to *** that I was a good boy. (Put in a good word - to recommend someone positively to the boss or the father - someone who can punish or rewa
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AlpheccaStarsBy the way, the boy's name isn't John.
'John' is easier to write than 'Huckleberry'.
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fivejedjon'John' is easier to write than 'Huckleberry'.
and misleading.
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