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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

hours later still

Dear native teachers and members
Can you please help me and answer my questions?

1. What does Ron mean by 'can't be ~ can it'?
2. What does 'hours later still' mean?
  

Top answer

Can it? " Hours later still is a bit old-fashioned, but it means "even later".

  • Can it?
  • " Hours later still is a bit old-fashioned, but it means "even later".
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Can it? is the tag question just like "you aren't really 90 years old, are you?" or "He isn't that stupid, is he?"
Hours later still is a bit old-fashioned, but it means "even later".
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I am sorry but I know what they mean separated from the sentence. What I don't understand is what the whole sentences mean.
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"I am tired of this journey, and I hope that our destination is close. After all this travelling, it seems to me that we must be near our destination. It cannot possibly be much further."

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