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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Did not flag, settlement
Hi, What fits here for "Did not flag"? Weaking or To fade?
For fade I found this example ---- The band's popularity has faded in recent years.
What is "settlement " in this context?
"Interest in Mormonism did not flag during Joseph Smith’s life, and in the second half of the nineteenth century,
Brigham Young’s settlement of the Great Basin of the western United States and the practice of polygamy kept the nation’s attention focused on Utah."
For fade I found this example ---- The band's popularity has faded in recent years.
What is "settlement " in this context?
"Interest in Mormonism did not flag during Joseph Smith’s life, and in the second half of the nineteenth century,
Brigham Young’s settlement of the Great Basin of the western United States and the practice of polygamy kept the nation’s attention focused on Utah."
Top answer
flag = slow down, weaken settlement = development of an area as a permanent living place for a group of people.
- flag = slow down, weaken settlement = development of an area as a permanent living place for a group of people.
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flag = slow down, weaken
settlement = development of an area as a permanent living place for a group of people.
settlement = development of an area as a permanent living place for a group of people.
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