The last Dylan heard, it was very definitely off??
She realised what that was a minute later when Cheryl McNally walked in. She was leaning heavily on Dove MacMillan – who she’d been seeing and then not seeing in dramatic fashion over the course of the previous term. The last Dylan heard, it was very definitely off, but Dove’s arm was firmly slung around Cheryl’s shoulder.

I would like to know what does "The last Dylan heard, it was very definitely off" mean. Thanks.

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The last Dylan heard, it was very definitely off??
She realised what that was a minute later when Cheryl McNally walked in. She was leaning heavily on Dove MacMillan – who she’d been seeing and then not seeing in dramatic fashion over the course of the previous term. The last Dylan heard, it was very definitely off, but Dove’s arm was firmly slung around Cheryl’s shoulder.

I would like to know what does "The last Dylan heard, it was very definitely off" mean. Thanks.

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The last news Dylan heard, was that the relationship was definitely off (not on-going)
We use 'on and off' to refer to things that are sometimes going and sometimes not. 
"she’d been seeing and then not seeing' is the same as "she'd been seeing on and off".

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Hi Kelly!  It means that Dylan had been told (he had heard) that Cheryl and Dove’s relationship was “off” = finished/broken off.  Hope that helps and have a nice day!

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