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Carter Lee Posted 10 years ago
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how do I understand this sentence?

Hi.
Now , I'm tying to understand below sentence.

Oh yes, me too. And actually highlighting text was one of my top tips.

=>But I used to get so absorbed with the highlighting I'm not sure I was actually learning anything useful. My notebooks were works of art, though!<=

I need your help to understand below means
1. I used to get so absorbed: what is this mean? And would you let me know the usage of "used to get" with means?

2.what does "I'm not sure I was actually learning anythjng useful" mean?

3."my notebooks were of art, through" can you let me know whay doesnt it use was not were.
  

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Carter Lee 1. I used to get so absorbed: what is this mean? I used to become preoccupied Carter Lee And would you let me know the usage of "used to get" with means?

  • Carter Lee 1.
  • I used to get so absorbed: what is this mean?
  • I used to become preoccupied Carter Lee And would you let me know the usage of "used to get" with means?
  • what does "I'm not sure I was actually learning anythjng useful" mean?
  • "my notebooks were of art, though " can you let me know why it doesn't use was not were.
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Carter Lee1. I used to get so absorbed: what is this mean?
I used to become preoccupied
Carter LeeAnd would you let me know the usage of "used to get" with means?
'used to' = past habit
'get absorbed' = become preoccupied
Carter Lee2.what does "I'm not sure I was actually learning anythjng
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Mister Micawber Carter Lee1. I used to get so absorbed: what is this mean?I used to become preoccupiedCarter LeeAnd would you let me know the usage of "used to get" with means?'used to' = past habit'get absorbed' = become preoccupiedCarter Lee2.what does "I'm not sure I was actually learning anythjng useful" mean?maybe I wasn't learning anything usefulCarter Lee3."my note
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Mister Micawber Carter Leeabsorbedhttp://www.onelook.com/?w=absorbed&ls=a Carter Lee preoccupiedhttp://www.onelook.com/?w=preoccupied&ls=a
Thanks, then is that meaning that he used to try
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Carter Lee is that meaning that he used to try hard study only on highlighting text but unfortunatly he didn't get much success?
No. It means that he did a lot of highlighting in his textbook, but he didn't really learn any information by doing that.
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Mister Micawber Carter Lee is that meaning that he used to try hard study only on highlighting text but unfortunatly he didn't get much success?No. It means that he did a lot of highlighting in his textbook, but he didn't really learn any information by doing that.
Thanks I got it.
BTW, would you let me know rephrase senstece by using "used to get so aboso
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I thought I had already done that above, Carter:
Mister MicawberCarter Lee And would you let me know the usage of "used to get" with means?' used to' = past habit 'get absorbed' = become preoccupied

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