shootingstar
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- Joined
- Nov 17, 2022
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
- Current Location
- Germany
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GEORGE:
Gee, it's funny, Emily. From my window up there I can just see your head nights when you're doing your homework over in your room.
EMILY:
Why, can you?
GEORGE:
You certainly do stick to it, Emily. I don't see how you can sit still that long. I guess you like school.
EMILY:
Well, I always feel it's something you have to go through.
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(Thornton Wilder, Our Town, ACT I)
I have an issue with the word "certainly" in this sentence. What does the author want to say with "certainly" there?
GEORGE:
Gee, it's funny, Emily. From my window up there I can just see your head nights when you're doing your homework over in your room.
EMILY:
Why, can you?
GEORGE:
You certainly do stick to it, Emily. I don't see how you can sit still that long. I guess you like school.
EMILY:
Well, I always feel it's something you have to go through.
. . .
(Thornton Wilder, Our Town, ACT I)
I have an issue with the word "certainly" in this sentence. What does the author want to say with "certainly" there?