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0 The man convicted of kidnapping her, now seriously ill in a prison medical center, has finally confessed to strangling her and dumping her remains along Interstate 89. 02 br
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00 Does the preposition along suggest multiple points at the highway and the implication is that she had been dismembered? 02 br
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00 Does the preposition along suggest multiple points at the highway and the implication is that she had been dismembered? 02 br
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0 No. "Remains" in this context is her body - what remains of her after death [ie her soul/spirit has departed]. It does not indicate dismemberment.
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- "Remains" in this context is her body - what remains of her after death [ie her soul/spirit has departed].
- It does not indicate dismemberment.
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0 No. "Remains" in this context is her body - what remains of her after death [ie her soul/spirit has departed]. It does not indicate dismemberment. 0-
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0 Along always gives me the impression of multiple points along the journey. 02 br
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00 Along the way to Yellowstone, the scenery was magnificent. 02 br
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00 My friend was so drunk, he puked out of the car window along the way home. (Did my friend puke one or several times?) 0-
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00 Along the way to Yellowstone, the scenery was magnificent. 02 br
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00 My friend was so drunk, he puked out of the car window along the way home. (Did my friend puke one or several times?) 0-
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