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Soheil1 Posted 10 years ago
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Hi
Does
The herd passed just outside the village, and nine white-lippeds were killed
mean
The moment the herd passed outside the village, nine white-lippeds were killed?

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soheil1 The herd passed just outside the village, and nine white-lippeds were killedmeanThe moment the herd passed outside the village, nine white-lippeds were killed? The sentence does not reveal that information.

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  • soheil1 The herd passed just outside the village, and nine white-lippeds were killedmeanThe moment the herd passed outside the village, nine white-lippeds were killed?
  • The sentence does not reveal that information.
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soheil1The herd passed just outside the village, and nine white-lippeds were killedmeanThe moment the herd passed outside the village, nine white-lippeds were killed?
The sentence does not reveal that information.
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So please tell me what exactly does it mean?
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soheil1So please tell me what exactly it means?
It just states two facts:

(1) The herd passed just outside the village
(2) nine white-lippeds were killed
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What's a white-lipped?
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fivejedjonWhat's a white-lipped?
They had wite lip probably
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fivejedjonWhat's a white-lipped?
Some kind of bovine with white lips, I'd guess.

CJ
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So who are 'they'? Are they passing people who were terrified? Or were they specific types of peccary or snakes?

After more than four year with us, soheil, it's about time you realised that we appreciate context. Why do we always have to drag it out of you?
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