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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
ielts 9 test4 section 4
First of all, how did we choose our topic? Well, there are four of us in the group and one day while we were discussing a possible focus, two of the group mentioned that they had seen yet more sparrow-hawks - one of Britain's most interesting birds of prey - in their own city centre gardens and wondered why they were turning up in these gardens in great numbers.
what does "they had seen yet" mean?
what does prey in "one of Britain's most interesting birds of prey" mean?
what does "they had seen yet" mean?
what does prey in "one of Britain's most interesting birds of prey" mean?
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Prey (verb) hunt for animals as food, as vultures do. Prey (noun) an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
- Prey (verb) hunt for animals as food, as vultures do.
- Prey (noun) an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
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Prey (verb) hunt for animals as food, as vultures do.
Prey (noun) an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
Prey (noun) an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
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john liaobirds of preyBirds of prey are birds that catch other animals, birds, fish, for food. Birds of prey include include hawks, owls, osprey and eagles.
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what does "they had seen yet" mean?
Parse it thus.
( they had seen ) ( yet more sparrow-hawks)
It means this.
Previously they saw a lot. Then they saw even more.
Consider a simpler example.
eg Tom has 5 girl-friends. Jim has 7
Parse it thus.
( they had seen ) ( yet more sparrow-hawks)
It means this.
Previously they saw a lot. Then they saw even more.
Consider a simpler example.
eg Tom has 5 girl-friends. Jim has 7
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