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Hossein31 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Lie the body at one's feet
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What does this sentence mean?( with explanation if possible please)
The schoolmaster soon made out the body lying at his feet.
What does this sentence mean?( with explanation if possible please)
The schoolmaster soon made out the body lying at his feet.
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Perhaps it was dark and the schoolmaster couldn't see what was in front of him. ) "Lie the body at one's feet" does not exactly apply here. "To lie" is intransitive.
- Perhaps it was dark and the schoolmaster couldn't see what was in front of him.
- ) "Lie the body at one's feet" does not exactly apply here.
- "To lie" is intransitive.
- " "To lay" is transitive.
- " The dog is lying at my feet.
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Perhaps it was dark and the schoolmaster couldn't see what was in front of him.
Apparently, a body was lying at his feet, but at first he could not make it out (see it, or identify what or who it was.)
"Lie the body at one's feet" does not exactly apply here. "To lie" is intransitive. "The dog lies on the rug."
"To lay" is transitive. "The president lays a wreath at the to
Apparently, a body was lying at his feet, but at first he could not make it out (see it, or identify what or who it was.)
"Lie the body at one's feet" does not exactly apply here. "To lie" is intransitive. "The dog lies on the rug."
"To lay" is transitive. "The president lays a wreath at the to
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