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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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a rainbow emerged/appeared in the sky

0As soon as the thundershower ended, a rainbow 01b00emerged 02b00in the sky.02br
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0 I don't feel that the two are interchangeable, no. 02br 02br 01i 00to emerge from the water02i 00 or 01i 00to emerge from behind a screen 02i 00or01i 00 from behind a cloud02i 00, for example. I don't sense that rainbows emerge.

— CalifJim

  • 0 I don't feel that the two are interchangeable, no.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00to emerge from the water02i 00 or 01i 00to emerge from behind a screen 02i 00or01i 00 from behind a cloud02i 00, for example.
  • I don't sense that rainbows emerge.
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0 I don't feel that the two are interchangeable, no. When something emerges it comes out of something, usually part by part, rather slowly.02br
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01i00to emerge from the water02i00 or 01i00to emerge from behind a screen 02i00or01i00 from behind a cloud02i00, for example. I don't sense that rainbows emerge
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