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Our Town quotes
english flash cards
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English
7th Grade
02/19/2009

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Term

 Well ma the day has come. Youre losin one of your chicks. pg. 52

 

Definition
  • Dr.Gibbs
  •  to Mrs. gibbs
  • signifacance- telling us thast george is leaving
  • circumstances- face the fact that youre son is leaving

 

 

Term

 well, mother and daughters no picnic, let me tell you pg. 54

Definition

Mrs. Gibbs

to dr. gibbs

circumstances- trying to disagree with dr. gibbs

significance- shows her side of the story

 

Term

good morning, everybody. only five more hours to live pg. 56

Definition

george

to mrs. gibbs and dr. gibbs

significance- telling them that he is getting married

circumstances- saying they cant live without him and since he is leaving they are going to die

 

 

 

Term

here comes Howie Newsome delivering the milk and theres sir crowell delivering papers like his brother before him pg. 49

Definition

stage manager

to the audience

significance- shows things havnt changed in this town for years

circumstances- telling us that just because years have past grovers corner will always be the same

Term
and how do you think i felt! frank, weddings are perfectly awful things! farces thats what they are pg. 52
Definition

mrs. gibbs

to dr. gibbs

significance- she hates weddings

circumstances- saying she doesnt want george to go

special vocab- farces

Term

i was afraid we wouldnt have material for conversation more'n'n' last us a few weeks

pg. 57

Definition

dr.gibbs

to mrs.gibbs

significance- telling us he was afraid of getting married

circumstances- he thought they wouldnt have anything to talk about, and get bored, and leave eachother

Term

well, good weather, bad weather taint very choice, but i always find something to say pg.55

Definition

mrs.gibbs

to dr.gibbs

significance- making dr.gibbs feel better that they married eachother

circumstances- she is saying no matter what you say it doesnt matter because you are saying something

Term

george youy knows well as i do the groom cant see his bride on his wedding day, not until he sees her in church pg. 57

Definition

mrs.gibbs

to george

significance- informing us george is getting married

circumstances- telling us that she believes in that superstition

Term

a girls apt to be a mite nervous on her wedding day pg. 59

 

Definition

mrs. webb

to george

significance- telling george emily is ner vous

circumstances- telling him that it is normal to be nervous

Term
ma, i dont want to grow old. whys everyone pushing me so? pg.77
Definition

george

to mrs. gibbs

significance- trying to get out of the wedding because he is nervous

circumstances- blaiming his fear on people who are telling him to get married

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