A red silk bookmark stuck out of many of the books.
In this sentence above, what does "stuck out of "mean?
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In this sentence above, what does "stuck out of "mean?
Many of the books have bookmarks in them indicating where the reader had got to when reading them – these bookmarks are made of red silk and protrude beyond the book itself to indicate where they are.
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