Bright enough to read by?
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me what "by" means in this sentence?
The lamp was bright enough to red by.
Thanks!
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silak12 The lamp was bright enough to red read by. by = by means of; using We can read by the lamp / by means of the lamp / using the lamp. The Taj is possibly at its most exquisite when seen by the light of a full moon.
- silak12 The lamp was bright enough to red read by.
- by = by means of; using We can read by the lamp / by means of the lamp / using the lamp.
- The Taj is possibly at its most exquisite when seen by the light of a full moon.
- You can dry them overnight in an oven by the heat of the pilot light.
- CJ
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silak12The lamp was bright enough toredread by.
by = by means of; using
We can read by the lamp / by means of the lamp / using the lamp.
The Taj is possibly at its most exquisite when seen by the light of a full moon.
You can dry them overnight in an oven by the heat
0silak12The lamp was bright enough to read by.
"by" indicates the agency of illumination: the person was able to read "by" the lamp, i.e. the lamp produced sufficient light for that purpose. A similar example would be:
We made our way home by the light of the moon.
In this case the light of the mo
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