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Tense in "I was just getting dinner ready." Context: Two women were talking, one of them wanted to end the conversation, and she said:" Listen, I was just getting dinner ready." Why does she use the past continuous tense? Does it mean that she has almost cooked dinner, so that she gotta leave and get dinner served? Thank you very much in advance!
7 janvier 2016
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What does 'be safe of entertainment' mean? Certainly, the reader is safer of entertainment in their hands than in those of the writers who take a malicious pleasure in representing the great figures of romance as patterns of the domestic virtues. Does 'be safer of entertainment' means 'get entertainment more easily'? Thank you for answering!Context: Dr. W-R belongs to that school of historians which believes that human nature is not only about as bad as it can be, but a great deal worse; and certainly the reader is safer of entertainment in their hands than in those of the writers who take a malicious pleasure in representing the great figures of romance as patterns of the domestic virtues. -----Thank you very much!
28 septembre 2015
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What does "vocal player" mean? "Although I was not a vocal player, my basketball coach asked me to be team captain for my final season in high school. I could have declined the offer, but I chose to take the risk to lead the team." Does "vocal player" have anything to do with vocal? Or it's just mean the main player? Thank you very much!
27 août 2015
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A question about the use of "leaving" "I can vividly remember leaving an entertaining movie feeling lightened, heartened, and calm. I had done nothing except laughing, but I felt lighter." What does "leaving" mean in this sentence? Thank you for answering!
17 août 2015
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What does "down at" mean? "They're doing a retrospective down at the Rialto." Does "down at" mean same as "at"? Thank you for answering!
19 mai 2015
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"Would want doing" = "Would want to do"? A: Some people from our class are reading in that poetry club. A lot of them go, sometimes even the professor. B: Really? I don’t know if I would want reading in front of her. Can I just say: "I don't know if I would want to read in front of her"? Is there any differences between this two sentences?
11 novembre 2014
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What does "with Earth's name on it" mean? "If a big asteroid with Earth's name on it were to reach us unimpeded, well, we could go the way of the dinosaurs." What does "with Earth's name on it" mean in this sentence, just take it literally? Thanks for all you guys!
30 octobre 2014
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A use about "That" "Parents and coaches need to demonstrate through their words and actions the values of sports THAT translate well into daily life, including respect for oneself and others, fairness, grace in defeat, humility in victory, and the virtue of self-denial." Does this "THAT" means "and" in this sentence? Like "Parents and coaches need to demonstrate .... and translate well ....". But I haven't found this kind of definition in dictionary. Thanks for your help!
25 octobre 2014
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A question about prep. "of" (be of) ①Both world wars were OF unquestionable importance as economic events. Both world wars were unquestionable importance as economic events. ② We don’t know why so many of the paintings are OF hunting scenes. we don’t know why so many of the paintings are hunting scenes. Here is my question, can I indicate these sentences in the second way of each one? And is there any distinction between the use with "of" and without "of" ? Thank you!!
5 octobre 2014
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The meaning of "stand to" While this land doesn't 【stand to】 disappear entirely, its landscape may soon be altered beyond recognition if global warming persists. What does "stand to" mean in this sentence? THANK YOU !
2 octobre 2014
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