What does this word, purport, mean? Please read this sentence below first: The 8,761 documents released this week purport to show how the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency breaks into computers, smartphones, television sets and other electronics to use them for surveillance. So What does the word, purport, mean?

How can I understand this sentence? Here is this sentence: I have never been a fan of poultry since my childhood when my older brother committed, excuse the pun, a fool deed, and gave my ageing pet chook, 'Henny Penny'-- the chop. How can I understand this sentence? How can I understand the words, 'excuse the pun' ? And is it written as 'excused the pun' ? And what do the words, 'gave my ageing pet chook, 'Henny Penny'-- the chop', mean?

How can I understand this sentence and the word, 'include'? Please read the these sentences below first. My eyes fell upon two attractive waitress looking out to welcome customers. ... One of the women directed me to a table then handed me a menu, but nothing was written in English. .... Other staff tried to help including the owner, who pointed to the photo of a plump chicken, but I really wanted beef and replied emphatically , ' no chicken' . My question is: how can I understand the sentence, 'Other staff tried to help including the owner, ...'? And what's the meaning of the word, 'include' ( 'including' in the sentence)?

Is the word, 'lead', used correctly? Please read the sentence below at first: Eventually, another young man arrived with news he had found two girls who could speak some English, and lead us to their seats in the next carriage. My question is : is the word, 'lead', used correctly? and isn't a word, 'led', used?

What does these words mean? Please read these sentences below: Traditional retailers have been spending aggressively to beef up their digital capabilities to compete with Amazon.com Inc. and other online retailers. On Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives said they would slow new store openings to focus spending on e-commerce efforts such as its purchase of Jet.com. My questions are: what do the words in the first sentence, 'their digital capabilities', mean? and what do the words at last, 'its purchase of Jet.com', mean? Thanks for your reading and answering.

How can I understand this sentence? Please read the paragraphs below at first. Warby Parker co-founder Neil Blumenthal said he could envision a future with 800 to 1,000 physical stores, while Bonobos founder Andy Dunn said he plans to have 100 stores by 2020. “As new companies grow, they start to look more like the incumbents,” Mr. Blumenthal said Wednesday evening in a Wall Street Journal interview at an event in New York hosted by consulting firm A.T. Kearney. My question is: how can I understand the sentence, 'As new companies grow, they start to look more like the incumbents.' ? Thank you for your answer.

Did you travel to Shanghai? And where did you visit? Now I travel in Shanghai, and 8 hours later I'll travel to Bund, hoping to make friends with some foreigners. :) 

what about your travel to China? Will you travel to China? which city do you want to choose? Or which China's city have you travelled to ? And do you like it?

How could I understand the word, .'movement ' ? Please read the following sentence firstly. Mr Cameron also said he would lobby for further changes to free movement rules in the light of European Court rulings if the UK voted to remain, and said the process of EU reform would "continue on Friday" and that reducing net migration was "not an unrealistic ambition". So what does the word, 'movement', mean? By the way, what do the words, 'in light of European Court rulings', mean?