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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Help me to understand the sentence...a phrase

-We'll begin with Zachary Shawn, once he's out of jail collect the other boys, and as for the
dead... huh, replace them. How about it?

Once he's out of jail - It's like, 'When he is out of jail?' Why 'once' is used here. Anyway, am i right?
  

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Hi Anon: Yes, Once means as soon as . ) When he's out of jail - is much less intensely focused on the immediate moment that it happens; it can be some time afterwards.

  • Hi Anon: Yes, Once means as soon as .
  • ) When he's out of jail - is much less intensely focused on the immediate moment that it happens; it can be some time afterwards.
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Hi Anon:
Yes, Once means as soon as. (They will be waiting for this one moment in time.)

When he's out of jail - is much less intensely focused on the immediate moment that it happens; it can be some time afterwards.

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