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0"Coretta Scott King was bid a final farewell Tuesday in a stirring church service that was 01font00equal parts02font00 funeral, family reunion and national commemoration of the woman who embodied the soul and ideals of the mordern civil rights movement. 02br
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00This sentence appears in yesterday's newspaper. I am confused with the meaning of "that" clause. Can someone explain to me?02br
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1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00"Coretta Scott King was bid a final farewell Tuesday in a stirring church service that was 01font 01i 00equal parts02i 02font 00 funeral, family reunion and national commemoration of the woman who embodied the soul and ideals of the mordern civil rights movement. 02br 02br 00This sentence appears in yesterday's newspaper. I am confused with the meaning of "that" clause.

— Clive

  • 1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00"Coretta Scott King was bid a final farewell Tuesday in a stirring church service that was 01font 01i 00equal parts02i 02font 00 funeral, family reunion and national commemoration of the woman who embodied the soul and ideals of the mordern civil rights movement.
  • 02br 02br 00This sentence appears in yesterday's newspaper.
  • I am confused with the meaning of "that" clause.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00It means that the service was like three things: a funeral, a reunion, and a commemoration.
  • All these three parts were of equal importance.
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00"Coretta Scott King was bid a final farewell Tuesday in a stirring church service that was 01font01i00equal parts02i02font00 funeral, family reunion and national commemoration of the woman who embodied the soul and ideals of the mordern civil rights mov
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0Thanks, Clive. The meaning is clear now to me. But since the use of "equal parts" is quite alien to me, I would be most grateful if you can make further explanation on this in particular. 0-
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00A recipe asks for equal parts of flour and sugar, meaning the same amount of each.02br
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00Tom divided his money into three equal parts, one for each of his three sons.02br
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00She is equal parts devil and angel. She is devil and angel in equal parts.02br
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