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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning

Hi
Please tell me what the portion in bold means.
This is an extract from Charlotte's Web by E B White
You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.”
  

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Heaven knows is just a way of adding emphasis to what is said, eg I love you. eg Heaven knows I love you! A can stand a little B A needs a little B, or will be improved by a little B.

— Clive

  • Heaven knows is just a way of adding emphasis to what is said, eg I love you.
  • eg Heaven knows I love you!
  • A can stand a little B A needs a little B, or will be improved by a little B.
  • eg This soup can stand a little salt.
  • that refers to 'being lifted up a trifle', ie being improved a little.
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Heaven knows is just a way of adding emphasis to what is said,
eg I love you.
eg Heaven knows I love you!

A can stand a little B A needs a little B, or will be improved by a little B.
eg This
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Yes, I understood.
Thank you, Clive.
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