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Gamboler Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Keep a wood
Context:
A theatre, The spectators wrote their names on small cards and placed them in a glass case. The magician takes out one of the cards and says the name that's written on it in a loud voice. The name is Agnes. Agnes is a shy woman in her thirties. Mary, a friend of Agnes, is seated next to her.
Magician: The name is Agnes.
Audience: Ohhh!
Magician: Agnes, where are thou?
Mary: Agnes, keep a wood
Magician: Don't be afraid to speak up.
You can listen to this excerpt, just in case the sentence wasn't "keep a wood", but "skip a wood" or "tip a wood".
It's clear that Mary wants Agnes to go on stage in spite of her timidity. With this expression, Mary tries to encourage Agnes.
What are the real words (keep-skip-tip) and what does the expression mean exactly?
https://jumpshare.com/v/j7k35C8kgbYuPzD0yYkN
A theatre, The spectators wrote their names on small cards and placed them in a glass case. The magician takes out one of the cards and says the name that's written on it in a loud voice. The name is Agnes. Agnes is a shy woman in her thirties. Mary, a friend of Agnes, is seated next to her.
Magician: The name is Agnes.
Audience: Ohhh!
Magician: Agnes, where are thou?
Mary: Agnes, keep a wood
Magician: Don't be afraid to speak up.
You can listen to this excerpt, just in case the sentence wasn't "keep a wood", but "skip a wood" or "tip a wood".
It's clear that Mary wants Agnes to go on stage in spite of her timidity. With this expression, Mary tries to encourage Agnes.
What are the real words (keep-skip-tip) and what does the expression mean exactly?
https://jumpshare.com/v/j7k35C8kgbYuPzD0yYkN
Top answer
gamboler Agnes, keep a wood It's not this, but it's quite unintelligible to me. All I hear is un - speakaboo . CJ
- gamboler Agnes, keep a wood It's not this, but it's quite unintelligible to me.
- All I hear is un - speakaboo .
- CJ
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gambolerAgnes, keep a woodIt's not this, but it's quite unintelligible to me. All I hear is un - speakaboo.
CJ
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gambolerCould it be peek-a-boo?It could be anything. That's close.
gambolerCould this expression mean "don't be shy"?It might, though I can't say I find it a usual meaning.
CJ
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