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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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What does the word “grade” or rather “lumpy grade” in this sentence mean?
What does the “it” refer to?

The road had gone to dirt – the gravel long since worn away and the lumpy grade of it heavily washboarded.

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Anonymous What does the word “grade” or rather “lumpy grade” in this sentence mean? The levelness or evenness of the gravel road is lumpy: it is irregular, with washboarding (small parallel bumps). Anonymous What does the “it” refer to?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous What does the word “grade” or rather “lumpy grade” in this sentence mean?
  • The levelness or evenness of the gravel road is lumpy: it is irregular, with washboarding (small parallel bumps).
  • Anonymous What does the “it” refer to?
  • The road.
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AnonymousWhat does the word “grade” or rather “lumpy grade” in this sentence mean?
The levelness or evenness of the gravel road is lumpy: it is irregular, with washboarding (small parallel bumps).
AnonymousWhat does the “it” refer to?
The road.
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