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This tag is for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the meaning or correctness of a word in a sentence. Give as much context as possible.
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What is the meaning of **much** in sentence: Nothing much ever happened?
How to understand the meaning of the word much in the sentence: Nothing much ever happened?
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‘Fifty pence’, ‘fifty pence piece’ or ‘fifty pence pieces’?
May you tell me what is the difference among them? I see these three words in one paper and I feel these words are the same meaning.
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“Take part” VS “take part in”
Though it looked as if there would be a race, he did not take part in.
Is in necessary here, and why?
I see this sentence in the book, but It doesn’t contain in.
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What is the difference between ‘a hard layer of rock’ and ‘a hard layer of rocks’?
What is the difference between ‘a hard layer of rock’ and ‘a hard layer of rocks’ ?
Because rocks are something that can be counted, I think there should be rocks, but I see ‘a hard layer of rock’ in …
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Rescue workers are drilling a hole through hard rock. Why not a hard rock?
Rescue workers are drilling a hole through hard rock. Why not a hard rock or hard rocks?
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Can you teach me what the difference between ‘round’ and ‘around’?
I see ‘round’ and ‘around’ are uses in the book. Most ones can be placed by the other ones, I think. Can you teach me what the difference between them?
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Why not say ‘on second thought’?
I see a phrase: on second thoughts. But I feel that it should be ‘on second thought’.
Because we usually say ‘This is the second time’ and do not say ‘This is the second times’.
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What is the difference among since, ever since and ever since then?
The big clock has been silent ever since.
Can I delete since from the sentence above or add then after since?
And what is the difference among them?
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Why not use ‘finding’?
What we have to do now is find why the accident happened.
Why can is add a verb here (find)? And I think find should be finding.
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Can I say ‘each represented a goddess’?
I saw the sentence in my book ‘each one represented a goddess’, and I felt I can delete the ‘one’ of the sentence. Can I, and why?
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Can I delete 'there' in the sentence 'The Customs Officers asked the man how much perfume th...
Can I delete 'there' in the sentence The Customs Officers asked the man how much perfume there was in his case?
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‘a field’ vs ‘the fields’
Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her. She kept it tied to a …
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‘find’ vs ‘find out’
Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her. She kept it tied to a …
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How to speak ‘in 1908’？
In + year, such as 1908. How to speak it？
In nineteen and eight or in nineteen eight？
Which is correct？
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You will find it hard to believe, but I have decided to move into the country. What is the i...
You will find it hard to believe, but I have decided to move into the country.
What is the it's mean?
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