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Jaleh Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Block

People lined up to around the block to see the wonderful new invention.

What does block in this sentence mean? A Building or the invention?

  

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A city block is the land area defined by four intersecting streets. So a "line around the block" is a line of people that goes down one street, turns the corner, and continues down the next street.

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  • A city block is the land area defined by four intersecting streets.
  • So a "line around the block" is a line of people that goes down one street, turns the corner, and continues down the next street.
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A city block is the land area defined by four intersecting streets. So a "line around the block" is a line of people that goes down one street, turns the corner, and continues down the next street.



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