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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

a structure I don't understand

he sailed in either the Pruth or the Sereth river, the first can be easily navigated but the second runs "as close as anyone can get to the castle by water."
what is the meaning of the sentence between quotes?
  

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view=uk def. 2), "indicating the means of transport selected for a journey". You can get to the castle by air if it has a helipad.

— Enoon

  • view=uk def.
  • 2), "indicating the means of transport selected for a journey".
  • You can get to the castle by air if it has a helipad.
  • You can get to the castle by land if it is not on an island.
  • You can get to it by water only on two rivers, but you can't get very close that way—you can get closer if you take the Sereth River than if you take the Pruth River.
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That "by" is special ( http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/by?view=uk def. 2), "indicating the means of transport selected for a journey". You can get to the castle by air if it has a helipad. You can get to
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