This is just an example sentence from a dictionary. "An argument ensued, with various band members joining in and haranguing Simpson and his girlfriend for over two hours."
Does that mean 1 or 2?
1.Various band members joined in and harangued Simpson and his girlfriend for over two hours after an argument ensued.
2.Various band members joined in and harangued Simpson and his girlfriend for over two hours before an argument ensued
Neither. It means this. " An argument ensued, during which various band members joining in and haranguing Simpson and his girlfriend for over two hours .
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Neither. It means this.
"An argument ensued, during which various band members joining in and haranguing Simpson and his girlfriend for over two hours."
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