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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

a track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage

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001 a: a track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage02br
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00What does the phrase 01i00worn by02i00 mean? Does it mean 01i00made02i00 in the above context? But I couldn't find any meaning of 01i00wear02i00 which fit in that context.02br
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00Is the following sentence correct?02br
00Would 01i00made02i00 do instead of 01i00worn by02i00? 0-
  

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0 made by = worn by02br 00The wheel makes the track. The track is made 01b 00by02b 00 the wheel. 02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 made by = worn by02br 00The wheel makes the track.
  • The track is made 01b 00by02b 00 the wheel.
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0 made by = worn by02br
00The wheel makes the track. The track is made 01b00by02b00 the wheel. 02br
00wear: 00to produce gradually by friction or attrition 00<01i00wear02i00 a hole in the rug>02br
00wear - wore - worn 02br
00m-w.com - definitiion 5.02br
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0 Thanks for answering the first question, but what about the second one? 0-
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00Question 2:12br
10Is the following sentence correct?12br
10Would 11i10made12i10 do instead of 11i10worn by12i10?12blockquote
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00I thought it would have been obvious from what I posted.02br
01i00made02i00 will not do instead
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0 Yes, I just wanted to know if it is grammatical correct. Thanks for the help.02br
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00You said: ...you were not at all interested in the 01b00meaningful content02b00 of....02br
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00Can I use 01i00literal meaning02i00 in place of 01i00meaningful content02i00?0-
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10You said: ...you were not at all interested in the 11b10meaningful content12b10 of..12br
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10Can I use 11i10literal meaning12i10 in place of 11i10meaningful content12i10?12br
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10Can I use 11i10literal meaning12i10 in place of 11i10meaningful content12i10?12blockquote
10 Yes, you certainly can.02br
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0 Thank you, Jim. 0-
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