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Kapa Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning
Hello friends,
could you please tell me the meaning of the bold part?
“Matter, child? I’ll tell you what’s the matter if you collect yourself and refrain from carrying on like—arum!—I wonder if your eyes and ears ever make anything save spasmodic contact with your brain.” His face tightened. “You won’t be pleased with some of it,” he said.
Thank you.
could you please tell me the meaning of the bold part?
“Matter, child? I’ll tell you what’s the matter if you collect yourself and refrain from carrying on like—arum!—I wonder if your eyes and ears ever make anything save spasmodic contact with your brain.” His face tightened. “You won’t be pleased with some of it,” he said.
Thank you.
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" - the speaker interrupts what he's saying and exclaims this in disgust and then continues on. refrain from carrying on like - **** it! "
- " - the speaker interrupts what he's saying and exclaims this in disgust and then continues on.
- refrain from carrying on like - **** it!
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This is apparently an exclamation - like "oh heck!" or "oh shoot!" or "**** it!" - the speaker interrupts what he's saying and exclaims this in disgust and then continues on. The speaker says "...I'll tell you what's the matter...refrain from carrying on like - **** it! - I wonder if your eyes..."
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I would assume "arum" represents the sound of the speaker clearing his throat.
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