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Learnenglish Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

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Dear Teacher,

I find these sentences in a novel:

I don't suppose you play bridge, do you, dear? We've been reduced to playing hearts now for the last six months and Ida's developing quite a mean mouth. Mrs. Wink and I can't take too much more of this.

Question: What's the meaning of "Ida's developing quite a mean mouth. Mrs. Wink and I can't take too much more of this." ? a mean mouth? take too much more of this?

Both of us seemed to be using our public-library tones,...

Question: What's the meaning of public-library tones?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

-- She is speaking more angrily, offensively, selfishly, unaccommodatingly, nastily, or maliciously. Mrs. -- We cannot tolerate/endure much more.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- She is speaking more angrily, offensively, selfishly, unaccommodatingly, nastily, or maliciously.
  • Mrs.
  • -- We cannot tolerate/endure much more.
  • -- Quiet voices
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Question: What's the meaning of "Ida's developing quite a mean mouth.-- She is speaking more angrily, offensively, selfishly, unaccommodatingly, nastily, or maliciously.

Mrs. Wink and I can't take too much more of this." ?-- We cannot tolerate/endure much more.

Question: What's the meaning of public-library tones?-- Quiet voices
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