THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( short 04/50 )

One afternoon in August, the phone rang while my sister Gracie and I on the porch, shredding sweet corn into large metal buckets.

What?

the buckets were riddled with bite marks dating back to last spring when our dog Tapioca got depressed and started eating metal.

Gracie, can you hold this for a second.

This is what I predicted. Manticora herculeana is a subspecies of cicindeler.

Who was at that called ?

Same time, has a heart at tip of the mandible doesn't seem to have a white spot on the electra.

Mom? The phone, who was it?

Oh, a call for T.S.

A call for him?

Yes, Gracie.

Who was it?

I do not know. She is still on the line. she is waiting. You should probably go.

Your bill includes line rental.

The company's lines have been jammed (= busy) all day with people making complaints.

shred

Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.

be riddled with sth

Her typing was slow and riddled with mistakes.

date back (to...) | date from...

The college dates back to medieval times.