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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Half
Hi,
"Staff walk to and fro across creaking floorboards and up half sets-of-stairs linking a maze of attics, all crowded with books." [From the BBC web site.]
What does the "half set of [something]" mean?
Thank you.
"Staff walk to and fro across creaking floorboards and up half sets-of-stairs linking a maze of attics, all crowded with books." [From the BBC web site.]
What does the "half set of [something]" mean?
Thank you.
Top answer
A set of stairs are all the stairs between the two floors, when a staircase is broken so maybe they change direction to save space. One of these parts is a half set.
- A set of stairs are all the stairs between the two floors, when a staircase is broken so maybe they change direction to save space.
- One of these parts is a half set.
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A set of stairs are all the stairs between the two floors, when a staircase is broken so maybe they change direction to save space. One of these parts is a half set.
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Dave PhillipsA set of stairs are all the stairs between the two floors, when a staircase is broken so maybe they change direction to save space. One of these parts is a half set.Good answer, Dave.
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