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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
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a cold confined him to the house

Because I am not a native speaker I am having trouble of understanding with the sentence of "a cold confined him to the house".

Would you like to help me to understand it? For example is "a cold" a snow participation, when the sentence occured? And could we say "a cold kept him in to the house?

Thank you.
  

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A cold is a minor illness that blocks your nose and makes you sneeze. If you have a bad cold, you may not feel like leaving the house.

— Fivejedjon

  • A cold is a minor illness that blocks your nose and makes you sneeze.
  • If you have a bad cold, you may not feel like leaving the house.
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A cold is a minor illness that blocks your nose and makes you sneeze. If you have a bad cold, you may not feel like leaving the house.
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hhtt "A cold kept him in to the house."
'in the house', not 'in to the house". Otherwise, this is OK.

A cold is a viral infection that makes your sinuses congested, makes you sneeze and cough, and generally makes you miserable for three to ten days. It is not as serious as flu, but has some of the same symptoms.

In this context,
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A "cold" is a common minor illness with symptoms such as runny nose, sore throat, etc. Because of this illness, he had to stay indoors.

"The cold confined him to the house" could refer to cold weather (or could refer to an illness previously mentioned).

"a cold kept him in to the house" is not correct. It is correct if you delete the word "to".

(Cross-posted.)
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I ask that "a cold confined him to the house". This is a little different from "a cold confined him in to the ask". Is "a cold confined him to the house" incorrect as well?

Thank you.
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fivejedjonIf you have a bad cold, you may not feel like leaving
What does "you may not feel like leaving the house" mean ?

Thank you
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hhttWhat does "you may not feel like leaving the house" mean ?
It is possible that you may not want to leave the house or that you do not feel well enough to leave the house.
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hhttI ask that "a cold confined him to the house". This is a little different from "a cold confined him in to the ask"
The second makes no sense.
hhttIs "a cold confined him to the house" incorrect as well?
No. It's correct.
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hhttBecause I am not a native speaker I am having trouble of understanding with the sentence of "a cold confined him to the house".
Because I am not a native speaker I am having trouble understanding the sentence "a cold confined him to the house".
hhttWould you like to help me to understand i
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hhtt"a cold confined him to the house".
If you have a cold, you are sick. You sneeze, cough, feel bad and sometimes have a headache.

If a child has a cold, his mother might confine him to the house.
She will not let him go to school.
She will not let him go outside to play.
She might confine him to his room, so that his brothers and siste
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