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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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drove by a puddle

0A car drove by a puddle in front of John. Water splashed on his uniform. 02br
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00What does it mean "drove by"? IS that any other words instead? 0-
  

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01i00By02i00 is wrong; use 01b01i00through02i02b00.0-
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0What is "drive through" means? I can't find the meaning from the dictionary. 0-
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10What is "drive through" means? I can't find the meaning from the dictionary. 12br
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10One enters the puddle on one side and exits on the other: one has driven through a puddle. 0-
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0“Through” suggests a point of entry to a point of exit.02br
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00If you successfully traveled through a jungle on horseback, you have made it (out) through the jungle.02br
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00To be technically correct,00 01i00“the car was driven through a puddle in front of John, splashing soiled water on his uniform”.02i
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0I assume you know what 01b00through02b00 means in your own language, 01b00do you02b00? 02br
00It means 01b00passing in the middle02b00 of that stuff or thing, or crowd. 0-
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0Yes. I know the meaning of "through". But, if go with "drive + through", I'm not very sure about the meaning. 02br
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00That's why I want to comfirm the meaning. 0-
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0 it means 02br
00going through it, through the middle of it, in a vehicle 0-

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