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Madhulk Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Mini-watchtower-that-could...
Chloe: Clark, the Kandoriand are still MIA.
Clark: What about the Book of Rau?
Chloe: Yeah, lucky for us my
mini-watchtower-that-could Sth close to watchtower?
is actually pulling off a monster-wide Web search. So if there's any mention of the
book of Rau anywhere in this...
Bad news. Looks like I got a virtual Smakdown by the Red Queen.
Clark: Red Queen? That sounds like "Chekmate"!
Chloe: Despite her handle the Red Queen isn't a figure on "Checkmate"'s board.
In fact, the rumor has it that her name has been
filed under big, bad Nemesis. She's been reported to have been vengeful?
Clark: What about the Book of Rau?
Chloe: Yeah, lucky for us my
mini-watchtower-that-could Sth close to watchtower?
is actually pulling off a monster-wide Web search. So if there's any mention of the
book of Rau anywhere in this...
Bad news. Looks like I got a virtual Smakdown by the Red Queen.
Clark: Red Queen? That sounds like "Chekmate"!
Chloe: Despite her handle the Red Queen isn't a figure on "Checkmate"'s board.
In fact, the rumor has it that her name has been
filed under big, bad Nemesis. She's been reported to have been vengeful?
Top answer
' mini-watchtower-that-could -- Watchtower' is a religious magazine. I think that may be what this is referring to. filed under big, bad Nemesis.
- ' mini-watchtower-that-could -- Watchtower' is a religious magazine.
- I think that may be what this is referring to.
- filed under big, bad Nemesis.
- -- a nemesis is someone who is always causing you trouble
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'mini-watchtower-that-could-- Watchtower' is a religious magazine. I think that may be what this is referring to.
filed under big, bad Nemesis. -- a nemesis is someone who is always causing you trouble
filed under big, bad Nemesis. -- a nemesis is someone who is always causing you trouble
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Mister Micawber'mini-watchtower-that-could-- Watchtower' is a religious magazine. I think that may be what this is referring to.Actually Watchtower is the building that is full of hi-tech widgets and heavy-duty
computers to track down people. But the Wacthtower was severy damaged.
So does she mean what's left of it?
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Ah, I see. No. A 'mini-' + noun + 'that could' incorporates to grammatical techniques.
'Mini-' + noun = tiny + noun. I suppose this is already obvious to you. Here 'mini-watchtower' also suggests modesty about the speaker's equipment: it is much less sophisticated than the real Watchtower, I suppose.
Noun + 'that could' is an idiomatic reference to a popular ch
'Mini-' + noun = tiny + noun. I suppose this is already obvious to you. Here 'mini-watchtower' also suggests modesty about the speaker's equipment: it is much less sophisticated than the real Watchtower, I suppose.
Noun + 'that could' is an idiomatic reference to a popular ch
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