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Tina12321 Posted 22 years ago
Vocabulary
Below?
I wonder if I can ask questions here for I am learning New Concept English book three by myself. Maybe they are quite simple to you.
In lesson 10, The loss of the Titanic, there are two "below":
Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking repidly...
As I know, "below" can be an adverb or a prep. , what are these two "below"?
In lesson 10, The loss of the Titanic, there are two "below":
Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking repidly...
As I know, "below" can be an adverb or a prep. , what are these two "below"?
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Hi Tina, Welcome to English Forums. In this passage, 'below' is an adverb, probably short in this case for 'belowdecks', which means the captain went to a lower level of the Titanic. We can use 'below' in this way for buildings or other structures, but it is often associated with ships.
- Hi Tina, Welcome to English Forums.
- In this passage, 'below' is an adverb, probably short in this case for 'belowdecks', which means the captain went to a lower level of the Titanic.
- We can use 'below' in this way for buildings or other structures, but it is often associated with ships.
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Hi Tina,
Welcome to English Forums. In this passage, 'below' is an adverb, probably short in this case for 'belowdecks', which means the captain went to a lower level of the Titanic. We can use 'below' in this way for buildings or other structures, but it is often associated with ships.
Welcome to English Forums. In this passage, 'below' is an adverb, probably short in this case for 'belowdecks', which means the captain went to a lower level of the Titanic. We can use 'below' in this way for buildings or other structures, but it is often associated with ships.
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Thank you for your reply, Mister.
"belowdecks" is also a adverb. what I can not understand is "from below", does that mean preposition can be followed a adverb? or maybe it is short of "from below deck"? but "below" is not a adjective.
"belowdecks" is also a adverb. what I can not understand is "from below", does that mean preposition can be followed a adverb? or maybe it is short of "from below deck"? but "below" is not a adjective.
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Nope, sorry, I just passed over it, intent on the second 'below'-- the first 'below' is a noun, meaning that area which is below the speaker. Again, very nautical (meaning, as you say, 'below the deck that the speaker is standing on).
(According to Webster's, 'below' performs service for us as an adverb, preposition, noun and adjective-- a versatile word.)
(According to Webster's, 'below' performs service for us as an adverb, preposition, noun and adjective-- a versatile word.)
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I have never used "Webster" before, it is quite useful than others, which I can only find "below" as an adverb or preposition.
Thanks again. (f)
Thanks again. (f)
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Hello folks
2 years or so I find in the Intertet very good materials to learn idioms. It was ideoms that used in TITANIC, with very good explanations. I remember there were a lot other movies. But I cannot find this web-site now.
So please give me some clue to find such info.
Thank you very much.
2 years or so I find in the Intertet very good materials to learn idioms. It was ideoms that used in TITANIC, with very good explanations. I remember there were a lot other movies. But I cannot find this web-site now.
So please give me some clue to find such info.
Thank you very much.
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