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Itasan
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by Itasan » Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:25 am
"He kept half an eye on the house as he worked."
I wonder what this means. Is he a carpenter?
He is not working seriously?
Thank you.
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blackmagicABC
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by blackmagicABC » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:18 pm
He is not really watching the house. He is doing whatever work he does, and as an extra keeping an eye on the house but not with the same amount of effort.
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Itasan
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by Itasan » Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:27 am
Thank you very much, blackmagic.