what does “adoptable material” refer to in this sentence?
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Can anyone help me understand the meaning of this passage:
Helen’s bravado and laughing-it-off techniques of allaying anxiety were so
well developed that they were carried right up to parturition itself: on departing
for the hospital she left a note for me, “I’m off to get myself a new figure.” The
obstetrician reported that her last words before going under ether were, “This has
got to be adoptable material.”
I have trouble with the last sentence. what does it mean by "adoptable material"?
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Can anyone help me understand the meaning of this passage:
Helen’s bravado and laughing-it-off techniques of allaying anxiety were so
well developed that they were carried right up to parturition itself: on departing
for the hospital she left a note for me, “I’m off to get myself a new figure.” The
obstetrician reported that her last words before going under ether were, “This has
got to be adoptable material.”
I have trouble with the last sentence. what does it mean by "adoptable material"?
meaning meaning-in-context
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Do we know anything about Helen's profession or hobbies? For example, if she is a writer, then perhaps she is saying that the story of her pregnancy will be good material for her to write about.
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Can anyone help me understand the meaning of this passage:
Helen’s bravado and laughing-it-off techniques of allaying anxiety were so
well developed that they were carried right up to parturition itself: on departing
for the hospital she left a note for me, “I’m off to get myself a new figure.” The
obstetrician reported that her last words before going under ether were, “This has
got to be adoptable material.”
I have trouble with the last sentence. what does it mean by "adoptable material"?
meaning meaning-in-context
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Can anyone help me understand the meaning of this passage:
Helen’s bravado and laughing-it-off techniques of allaying anxiety were so
well developed that they were carried right up to parturition itself: on departing
for the hospital she left a note for me, “I’m off to get myself a new figure.” The
obstetrician reported that her last words before going under ether were, “This has
got to be adoptable material.”
I have trouble with the last sentence. what does it mean by "adoptable material"?
meaning meaning-in-context
meaning meaning-in-context
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Do we know anything about Helen's profession or hobbies? For example, if she is a writer, then perhaps she is saying that the story of her pregnancy will be good material for her to write about.
– GEdgar
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Do we know anything about Helen's profession or hobbies? For example, if she is a writer, then perhaps she is saying that the story of her pregnancy will be good material for her to write about.
– GEdgar
24 mins ago
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Do we know anything about Helen's profession or hobbies? For example, if she is a writer, then perhaps she is saying that the story of her pregnancy will be good material for her to write about.
– GEdgar
24 mins ago
Do we know anything about Helen's profession or hobbies? For example, if she is a writer, then perhaps she is saying that the story of her pregnancy will be good material for her to write about.
– GEdgar
24 mins ago
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Do we know anything about Helen's profession or hobbies? For example, if she is a writer, then perhaps she is saying that the story of her pregnancy will be good material for her to write about.
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