Yes, she threw them out. "Whisk" is a verb associated with a broom, and (at least in the US) a handleless broom used to sweep counters, etc. is called a "whisk broom." So, she swept them out with a quick, brisk, easy motion (as

I'm sighing with satisfaction at the correct use of "discrete" :)

The only time I've heard this is in the sense of "choose me." When the teacher asks the class something like, "Who wants to raise the flag today?" or "Who knows the answer to the question on the board?"

Well, I looked up quadrangle (after I posted of course, can't do anything that actually makes sense now can I) and apparently architecturally it's only supposed to apply when a single building comprises most of the surround.

Quadrangle on college campuses, or "the quad"

I can only assume that this use of "hand" is the same as when it is used to refer to fabric - literally, the way the fabric feels when you touch it. Something about the finished bags just didn't feel right.

I agree about the definition of antiquity, but "his altar" is correct. The "he" of the following sentence is the one who has set up the altar.

Ah yes. I think in one of the later "chunks," I heard the word "set" and wondered if that was the explanation for an earlier inaudible phrase...but I didn't choose to retrace my steps...:) I'm glad I was able to be of

Ooh, what's wrong, right clothes for inhibitions? / You couldn't afford the price of admission. Now the girl in this scene is wearing black body-fitting clothes. So is the guy telling her the clothes are not just for looking and she

The word means "correct" here.