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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
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Just picked at
In sharp contrast to this was the pretty young wife, who stayed strong and healthy and just picked at her meal each evening.
What does "just picked at her meal each evening" mean?
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It means that she ate very little. With no more context, it doesn't obviously chime with "who stayed strong and healthy", but it perhaps it is clearer in the full context.
- It means that she ate very little.
- With no more context, it doesn't obviously chime with "who stayed strong and healthy", but it perhaps it is clearer in the full context.
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It means that she ate very little. With no more context, it doesn't obviously chime with "who stayed strong and healthy", but it perhaps it is clearer in the full context.
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