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"holding up serious exploration"
Hi,
Can anybody help me with the meaning of the following sentence, pls?
"But at sea scurvy was holding up serious exploration."
Can anybody help me with the meaning of the following sentence, pls?
"But at sea scurvy was holding up serious exploration."
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Scurvy (an ilness) delayed serious exploration. "serious" suggests that some exploration still took place but it was rather insignificant(or sporadic).
- Scurvy (an ilness) delayed serious exploration.
- "serious" suggests that some exploration still took place but it was rather insignificant(or sporadic).
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Scurvy (an ilness) delayed serious exploration.
"serious" suggests that some exploration still took place but it was rather insignificant(or sporadic).
"serious" suggests that some exploration still took place but it was rather insignificant(or sporadic).
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Because the sailors were getting sick, the European powers could not explore the world as much as they wanted to.
Scurvy is a disease caused by not getting enough vitamin C. The food that sailors had consisted of salted meat and hard bread. They could not bring fruits and vegetables on long sea voyages, so they did not get enough vitamin C. The British solved the problem by taking limes
Scurvy is a disease caused by not getting enough vitamin C. The food that sailors had consisted of salted meat and hard bread. They could not bring fruits and vegetables on long sea voyages, so they did not get enough vitamin C. The British solved the problem by taking limes
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