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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"laid on"
Hi,
If you say "there is no gas "laid on" in someone's house"
does it mean the gas is not supplied to the house, or not installed in the house?
(I saw that sentence in some English book that happens in england in the 19th century)
Thanks.
If you say "there is no gas "laid on" in someone's house"
does it mean the gas is not supplied to the house, or not installed in the house?
(I saw that sentence in some English book that happens in england in the 19th century)
Thanks.
Top answer
Installed, provided
- Installed, provided
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I'd need the context. Most probably, there is no gas line to the house; possibly, it's just not turned on.
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Here is the text:
“You have an answer to everything. But how on earth do you deduce that the gas is not laid on in his house?”
“One tallow stain, or even two, might come by chance; but when I see no less than five, I think that there can be little doubt that the individual must be brought into frequent contact with burning tallow—walks upstairs at night probably with his hat in
“You have an answer to everything. But how on earth do you deduce that the gas is not laid on in his house?”
“One tallow stain, or even two, might come by chance; but when I see no less than five, I think that there can be little doubt that the individual must be brought into frequent contact with burning tallow—walks upstairs at night probably with his hat in
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Yes, this is the 19th century. Many houses had no gas installed. This house used candles.
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