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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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catch//glimpse at the sunrise

0If we delay any longer, the sun will be up, and we shall never be able to catch the sunrise.02br
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00Is it right to view "catch the sunrise" in the above as "glimpse at//see the sunrise?" Thanks.0-
  

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02br 00'Glimpse at' is wrong: no 'at'. 0-

  • 02br 00'Glimpse at' is wrong: no 'at'.
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00'Glimpse at' is wrong: no 'at'. Otherwise, yes, but they do not preserve the criticality of timing that 'catch' includes.02br
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00Oh, and they also limit the possibilities; the speaker may have other reasons for coordinating with the sunrise than viewing it.0-

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