to add emotion, or in this case, show disbelief. Why so much velvet? This is a luxurious fabric. Drop dead! A very strong insult (said to someone you're angry at). "Rags." The name of Miles' "computerized dog." OK, we'll take it in. When used by a tailor, this means to reduce the size of the clothes to fit the person. Is he housebroken, or will he leave batteries all over the floor? "Housebroken" is the curious word used for cats and dogs who have learned to no longer piss or "poop" where they are not supposed to. Don't yell! We're with the underground. The secret political movement fighting the government. The one with the long blond hair and great tomatoes. A totally ridiculous (and dated) way to refer to female breasts. Absolved. An official word meaning forgiven, or perhaps to be found innocent. Luna returns with her friends in order to "reprogram" Miles, so that he will join the underground again. We were outlaws? An important word for criminals wanted by the police God damn dog. A common and crude way to add emotion and anger. We'll induce a hypnotic state, and hopefully this will shatter his new personality. A "hypnotic state " is a state of consciousness when people are very easily influenced to believe different things. "To shatter" is a powerful verb meaning to break into many pieces. Soon the Passover holidays are coming. An important Jewish holiday. She thinks I'm a pervert because I drank our waterbed. A classic line: "A pervert" is a sick or deviate person, and a "waterbed" is, obviously, a bed filled with water (popular in the 1970s). Oy vey, what will the goyem say? Jewish English!: "Oy vey" is Yiddish for "oh, my god" while "goyem" is a Yiddish word for a non-jew. Although these words are Yiddish (the language spoken by Jews in Eastern Europe), they're used by lots of Americans today, especially American Jews! Blanche Du Bois. The famous hero in the movie "A Streetcar Named Desire," which was a play written by Tennessee Williams in the 1950s, Just play along with him. "To play along" with someone is to pretend you agree with what they are saying, even though in reality you may think they're crazy. Strange that I should be called a destitute woman. Poetic grammar with the "It's" missing at the beginning of the sentence. "Destitute" means impoverished or without money. Well I say "ha! " A famous line said originally by the American actor Marlon Brando. Here, the sentence means approximately "nonsense!" or more crudely, "bullshit." I've always depended on the kindness of strangers. A truly classic line from "A Streetcar Named Desire." We all live on our cunning and our instincts. "Cunning" is a powerful word referring to the ability to fool and manipu
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