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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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1. What does it mean to say "something is little too perfect"?2.The island Irvine and Kingsland were to live on was Tuin, situated in the Torres Strait between the north coast of Australia and Papua new guinea.I don't get what they mean by "...were to live on" !?
  

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Anonymous 1. What does it mean to say "something is little too perfect"? The utterance intimates suspicion and suggests that it seems perfect, but is not in some way.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous 1.
  • What does it mean to say "something is little too perfect"?
  • The utterance intimates suspicion and suggests that it seems perfect, but is not in some way.
  • were to live on" !?
  • It seems to be a misprint of some kind.
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Anonymous1. What does it mean to say "something is little too perfect"?
The utterance intimates suspicion and suggests that it seems perfect, but is not in some way.
Anonymous.I don't get what they mean by "...were to live on" !?
It seems to be a misprint of some kind. The phrase 'The island Irvine and Kingsland were to liv
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Anonymousis little too perfect
I think you mean "a little too perfect".
AnonymousThe island Irvine and Kingsland were to live on was Tuin
The island (that) (Mr.) Irvine and (Mr.) Kingsland were ([supposed / scheduled / going] to live on was (named) "Tuin".

CJ
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CalifJimThe island (that) (Mr.) Irvine and (Mr.) Kingsland were ([supposed / scheduled / going] to live on was (named) "Tuin".
Aha! I was thinking that Kingsland was an island name.
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