Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
stood with
English answer:
he knew about her relation with Joe Granberry
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Sep 28, 2012 11:46
12 yrs ago
English term
stood with
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"Willie Robbins and me happened to be up in our—cloak-room, I believe we called it—when Myra Allison skipped through the hall on her way down-stairs from the girls' room. Willie was standing before the mirror, deeply interested in smoothing down the blond grass-plot on his head, which seemed to give him lots of trouble. Myra was always full of life and devilment. She stopped and stuck her head in our door. She certainly was good-looking. But I knew how Joe Granberry -----------------stood with --------------her. So did Willie; but he kept on ba-a-a-ing after her and following her around. He had a system of persistence that didn't coincide with pale hair and light eyes.
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Responses
4 +5 | he knew about her relation with Joe Granberry | Jenni Lukac (X) |
4 +1 | (she)had a relationship with (Joe Granberry) | Yvonne Gallagher |
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Sep 28, 2012 11:46: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
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he knew about her relation with Joe Granberry
"to stand with someone" in this context refers to the relation one person has with the other. It appears that she had a special relationship with him (perhaps "girlfriend"), but the other guys still ran after her.
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-09-28 11:59:40 GMT)
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Whoops! should read "relationship," not "relation."
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-09-28 11:59:40 GMT)
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Whoops! should read "relationship," not "relation."
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(she)had a relationship with (Joe Granberry)
not disagreeing with Jenni, just making it clearer. (hopefully!)
I (the narrator) knew she had a relationship with Joe but that doesn't stop Willie from doing his best "smoothing down the blond grass-plot on his head"= smoothing down his hair, from trying to get her interested in him
I (the narrator) knew she had a relationship with Joe but that doesn't stop Willie from doing his best "smoothing down the blond grass-plot on his head"= smoothing down his hair, from trying to get her interested in him
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