going to harm her none while I’m watching. A "cradle" is a little bed for babies. Try to avoid the ‘ain’t’ and double negatives that Tillie often uses. Do you read me boy? "To read" someone is a colloquial way of saying to understand them. And furthermore, you ain’t even all that good looking! "Furthermore" is an alternative way of saying "in addition." "Good looking" is a common way of saying pretty or handsome You stupid idiot! A widely used insult noun, meaning a very stupid or dumb person. Who cares about your lousy insurance? "Lousy" is a good word for bad or useless. You ought to be put away in a home or something. In this context, "a home" refers to a sanitarium or old person’s home, where senior citizens often live together. Some of these old guys, they’re senile. A person who is "senile" has lost much of their ability to remember. [Song]---That’s the glory of love. A powerful word meaning great honor, fame or success. Matt Drayton really stands for something in this town. "To stand for" something is to be a symbol of it. In this case, Matt is a symbol of liberal thinking, and the courage to say what he thinks. There’s never been a single public issue on which Matt didn’t take a stand. "To take a stand" on an issue is to declare a specific opinion. It’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard of. "Silly" is a nice little word meaning ridiculous or unimportant. I’m thinking only of Joey’s welfare. In this case, another word for well being, or perhaps happiness. I happen to know that they’ll both get their brains knocked out. To "knock out" a person is to hit them so hard they lose consciousness. This is Matt’s way of saying that he’s worried that society will not accept a black man married to a white woman. You’re so wrapped up in Joey’s excitement over the whole thing that you’re not behaving in her best interest. "To be wrapped up" in something is to be obsessed by, or completely focused on. To do something in a person’s "best interest" is to do what will be best for their future. Mr. And Mrs. Ward arrive from Los Angeles,and soon discover the shocking news that Joanna isn’t black, as Matt Drayton still struggles with the logic of Father Ryan. They look like awfully nice people. Note that "awful" means horrible, but as an adverb, "awfully" means only "very." You have bags? A clever and subtle play on words; "Bags" are, of course, one way to refer to luggage or suitcases, but be aware that a person carrying a lot of "baggage" has certain psychological problems. In this case, perhaps related to race relations. That’s out of the question! A common expression meaning that something is simply not possible. I think you’re going to regret it with more bitterness for as long
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