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Vocabulary

sponge holder

0While I am reading a short story written by O'Henry, the title 'Harlem,' 02br
00runnning into the sentences below which follows the description02br
00that a never-having-had-a-fight couple has started to fight.02br
00Mr.Cassidy who lives in a flat just one flight below senses what is going on upthere. 02br
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01font00"Mart and Mag scrapping?" postulated Mr. Cassidy. "01i00Didn't know they ever indulged02i00. Shall I trot up and see if they need a 01i00sponge holder02i00?"02font02br
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00Though I don't understand the italics well,02br
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00here is my guess.02br
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00Mr.Cassidy is joking about them who rarely fight and who never enjoy fighting,02br
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00and suggests the sponge holder be a tool to fight with.02br
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Cassidy is joking about them who rarely fight and who never enjoy fighting,02font 00 Yes. 'To indulge in something' means 'to do something that gives you particular pleasure'. 02font 00 No.

— Clive

  • Cassidy is joking about them who rarely fight and who never enjoy fighting,02font 00 Yes.
  • 'To indulge in something' means 'to do something that gives you particular pleasure'.
  • 02font 00 No.
  • The idea is that, in a fight, each fighter has an assistant whose job is to hold a sponge.
  • The sponge is used to refresh the fighters at the end of each round of the fight.
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01font00Mr.Cassidy is joking about them who rarely fight and who never enjoy fighting,02font00 Yes. 'To indulge in something' means 'to do something that gives you particular pleasure'. He's joking.02br
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01font00and suggests the sponge holder be a tool to fight with.02f
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01cite10Clive12cite11font10and suggests the sponge holder be a tool to fight with.12font10 No. The idea is that, in a fight, each fighter has an assistant whose job is to hold a sponge. The sponge is used to refresh the fighters at the end of each round of the fight. In other words, the sponge hol
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0 01i00"If this is a fight, should I help them with the appurtenances/gear for a fight, say a sponge or a towel? (Let's make this look like a real fight!) 02i00"02br
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