"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
(An excerpt from Gatsby)
2006-09-21 14:03:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
10 points to the first correct response
2006-09-21 14:04:05 · update #1
double had is correct grammar, something else
2006-09-21 14:06:43 · update #2
its not grammar
2006-09-21 14:07:01 · update #3
please no 2nd guesses
2006-09-21 14:12:11 · update #4
samhoward65 got it
2006-09-21 14:20:21 · update #5
littlegrady2001 guess # 2 came afterwards
2006-09-21 14:21:29 · update #6
hmm... no clue. it's weird, because i read this in high school and i don't remember that passage at all
2006-09-21 14:12:28 · answer #1 · answered by <3 Kaitlyn* 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Had had" is perfectly reasonable in literature, it is seen in the present tense as "has had" meaning it has finished its ownership or tenure.
Guess #2: No e's, but someone has probably already guessed that by now.
Guess #3: "...for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician." Most politicians don't work out of City Halls.
2006-09-21 14:06:26 · answer #2 · answered by littlegrady2001 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
His Honor would be a judge, not a mayor
2006-09-21 14:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by scratchwhiplash 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uh, the except does not contain the letter 'e' at all? Just a guess...
2006-09-21 14:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it doesnt have an "E", the most common letter in the alphabet!!!
2006-09-21 14:15:56 · answer #5 · answered by ssig1e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
traffic had had its noisy run
had repeats it self
2006-09-21 14:05:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
soulful oration?
2006-09-21 14:11:28 · answer #7 · answered by tracytracyspikes 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no E s
2006-09-21 15:07:28 · answer #8 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no e's
2006-09-21 14:19:16 · answer #9 · answered by Jeff L. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋