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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Everything she cherished, might be swept away overnight
"everything she cherished, might be swept away overnight — Louis Bromfield"
What does overnight mean in the above? Does it mean in one night or instantly?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep
Thank you.
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It means in one night.
- It means in one night.
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hhtt"everything she cherished, might be swept away overnight — Louis Bromfield"
Here it means one time after she goes to sleep and before she wakes up.
ie. When she goes to sleep she has everything; when she wakes up, she has nothing.
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