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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
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Please tell me what is the meaning of the words or expressions in italics.
Context: These expressions are from one of the works of P G Wodehouse - "Keeping it from Harold"
Harold's father is a professional boxer. He and his wife do not want their son to know this as they think their boy who is growing up with kind and noble values will find it hard to stomach the fact that his father was a boxer.ll
1. Harold spoke with toneless rapidity affected by youths of his age when reciting poetry.
2. Harold's father was weighing eight stone four.
3. He would go about the world
4. Harold's mother was a literal-minded woman.
5. His face turned into a battlefield on which rage, misery and a respect for the decenies of social life struggled for mastery.
6. You are such a pleasure to train as a rule.
Please tell me what is the meaning of the words or expressions in italics.
Context: These expressions are from one of the works of P G Wodehouse - "Keeping it from Harold"
Harold's father is a professional boxer. He and his wife do not want their son to know this as they think their boy who is growing up with kind and noble values will find it hard to stomach the fact that his father was a boxer.ll
1. Harold spoke with toneless rapidity affected by youths of his age when reciting poetry.
2. Harold's father was weighing eight stone four.
3. He would go about the world
4. Harold's mother was a literal-minded woman.
5. His face turned into a battlefield on which rage, misery and a respect for the decenies of social life struggled for mastery.
6. You are such a pleasure to train as a rule.
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literal-minded woman = unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact. 35 kilograms **i don't know the other meanings.
- literal-minded woman = unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.
- 35 kilograms **i don't know the other meanings.
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literal-minded woman = unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.
as a rule = usually; almost always
toneless rapidity = fast but lacking in expression
8 stone 4 pounds is equal to 52.62 kilogra
as a rule = usually; almost always
toneless rapidity = fast but lacking in expression
8 stone 4 pounds is equal to 52.62 kilogra
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1. I think 'toneless rapidity' here means telling something very quick and lacking in tone or expression.
2.8 stone = 112 pounds = 50.802 kilograms.It is a measure of weight.
3.'Go about the world' here means just going to different places and this sentence is referred to Mr. Bramble.
4.Here literal minded means Harold's mother usually doesn't take the inner meani
2.8 stone = 112 pounds = 50.802 kilograms.It is a measure of weight.
3.'Go about the world' here means just going to different places and this sentence is referred to Mr. Bramble.
4.Here literal minded means Harold's mother usually doesn't take the inner meani
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