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Jooney Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Blur

Hi,

Early on a drab afternoon in January, a dozen third graders from the working-class suburb of Chicago Heights, Ill., burst into the Mac Lab on the ground floor of Washington-McKinley School in a blur of blue pants, blue vests and white shirts.

blur: something that you cannot see clearly.

They burst into the lab room in a blur of blue pants, blue vests and white shirts.

What exactly can't you see clearly here? What does the bold part mean?

I'd appreciate your answer.
  

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jooney They burst into the lab room in a blur of blue pants, blue vests and white shirts. They entered very quickly in such a disorganized scramble of squirming little children that one could not focus clearly on any individual child nor any part of the blue and white uniform he was wearing. No child stood still long enough to come into clear focus.

  • jooney They burst into the lab room in a blur of blue pants, blue vests and white shirts.
  • They entered very quickly in such a disorganized scramble of squirming little children that one could not focus clearly on any individual child nor any part of the blue and white uniform he was wearing.
  • No child stood still long enough to come into clear focus.
  • (Imagine trying to take a photo of children who won't stand still.
  • ) CJ
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jooneyThey burst into the lab room in a blur of blue pants, blue vests and white shirts.
They entered very quickly in such a disorganized scramble of squirming little children that one could not focus clearly on any individual child nor any part of the blue and white uniform he was wearing. No child stood still long enough to come into clear focus. (Imagine
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I can imagine the whole picture clearly now. Thank you very much, CJ.Emotion: smile

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