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edited Sep 18, 2017 at 18:02

I saw this sentence

At the end of the day, George subtracted his fish from the fisherman’s. The
fisherman had beaten him by forty-seven!

At the end of the day, George subtracted his fish from the fisherman’s. The fisherman had beaten him by forty-seven!

I am wondering, whether forty-seven is the difference of the result or it means that the fisherman result is forty and Gorge result is seven.

I saw this sentence

At the end of the day, George subtracted his fish from the fisherman’s. The
fisherman had beaten him by forty-seven!

I am wondering, whether forty-seven is the difference of the result or it means that the fisherman result is forty and Gorge result is seven.

I saw this sentence

At the end of the day, George subtracted his fish from the fisherman’s. The fisherman had beaten him by forty-seven!

I am wondering, whether forty-seven is the difference of the result or it means that the fisherman result is forty and Gorge result is seven.

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asked Sep 18, 2017 at 15:54

the meaning of beaten by

I saw this sentence

At the end of the day, George subtracted his fish from the fisherman’s. The
fisherman had beaten him by forty-seven!

I am wondering, whether forty-seven is the difference of the result or it means that the fisherman result is forty and Gorge result is seven.

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