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Shot between 2011 and 2013 and distilled from 300 hours of footage into 87 minutes, “Return to Homs” chronicles the Syrian conflict as seen largely through the eyes of Mr. Saroot, a 19-year-old goalkeeper and singer who put aside soccer to lead protests against President Assad in Homs, Mr. Saroot’s hometown and long a cradle of anti-Assad grievances.
I don't understand what does the phrase means? I don't know how the structure turns out to be "adj+a+n". Please explain it to me. Thanks
I don't understand what does the phrase means? I don't know how the structure turns out to be "adj+a+n". Please explain it to me. Thanks
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com/dictionary/british/cradle (entry #2)
- com/dictionary/british/cradle (entry #2)
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Ti?u C?mand long a cradlelong a cradle is short for "for a long time it was a cradle." Such elliptical expressions are expressive, and can be used in poetry and literature.
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