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Belly Posted 17 years ago
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What does this sentence mean
Zeena, while he spoke, seemed to be following out some elaborate mental calculation. She emerged from it to say :" There'll be Mattie's board less, anyhow____"
( Ethan Frome)
What does the part in bold mean? What does board less mean?
( Ethan Frome)
What does the part in bold mean? What does board less mean?
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wrong use of "out" following is directional, so is "out" omit out. to mean just that. If the spelling is correct of board, otherwise its "bored no less" or "less bored"..
- wrong use of "out" following is directional, so is "out" omit out.
- to mean just that.
- If the spelling is correct of board, otherwise its "bored no less" or "less bored"..
- she is bored.
- Hope you are not referring to an Ouija board or a scrabble board, or another game board, has to be read in context of the rest of the sentence.
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wrong use of "out" following is directional, so is "out" omit out. If you are describing Mattie as boardless (without a board), then "there'll be Mattie boardless..to mean just that. If the spelling is correct of board, otherwise its "bored no less" or "less bored".. she is bored. Hope you are not referring to an Ouija board or a scrabble board, or another game board, has to be read in context of
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Without more context, I have to guess.
There won't be Mattie's board (food expenses) to pay for anymore now. (We can subtract that food cost from ... [whatever totals are being computed].)
CJ
There won't be Mattie's board (food expenses) to pay for anymore now. (We can subtract that food cost from ... [whatever totals are being computed].)
CJ
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By "board", the author means the cost of feeding Mattie, as in "room and board." Zeena is saying they will no longer have to pay for Mattie's upkeep.
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