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What is the meaning of “decorator” and “got up in”?
The following text is an excerpt from "Wifey Redux" by Kevin Barry:
I sighed and left the den. The way it worked, Ellie had the use of
the sitting room down back of the ground floor; no teenager ...
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How to understand “ eight million quids’ worth of dental work”
The following sentence is taken from Wifey Redux by Kevin Barry:
"He was seventeen, six two, with blonde, floppy hair, and about eight
million quids’ worth of dental work."
How to understand the ...
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How to understand the title “Wifey Redux”
"Wifey Redux" is a short story by Kevin Barry and I am at a loss as to what the author meant by that title. Literally, it means Wifey Brought Back, but there is no indication in the story which ...
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How to understand the meaning of “ Columbine types” and “sniper material”?
The following is an excerpt from Wifey Redux by Kevin Barry:
"He wasn’t her usual type, so immediately I was worried. The usual type – so far as it had been established – was black-clad, pale-...
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How to understand “made a picture” and “dates can work out”?
The following sentence is an excerpt from "Wifey Redux" by Kevin Barry:
And we made a picture – I was a gorgeous kid myself. A Matt Dillon-type, people used to say, which dates me. But your dates ...
