The words that precede and follow a quotation are just as important as the quotation itself. You can think of each quote as the filling in a sandwich: it may be tasty on its own, but itâs messy to eat without some bread on either side of it.
Innermost emotional or visceral response: She felt in her gut that he was guilty. b. guts The inner or essential parts: The best part of a good car ... is its guts (Leigh Allison Wilson). 3. guts Slang Courage; fortitude: It takes guts to be a rock climber. 4. Slang A gut course.
The gut (gastrointestinal tract) processes food-from the time it is first eaten until it is either absorbed by the body or passed out as stools (faeces). The process of digestion begins in the mouth. Here your teeth and chemicals made by the body (enzymes) begin to break down food.