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Jaleh Posted 7 years ago
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I knew that you would say that foxes like to eat hens best, and stolen ones at that.

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com/dictionary/british/at-that I see some sense of humor in that sentence. My impression is that someone has stolen some hens, and some fox ate the hens! They like to eat hens, especially the stolen ones!

  • com/dictionary/british/at-that I see some sense of humor in that sentence.
  • My impression is that someone has stolen some hens, and some fox ate the hens!
  • They like to eat hens, especially the stolen ones!
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https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/at-that

I see some sense of humor in that sentence. My impression is that someone has stolen some hens, and some fox ate the hens! They like to eat hens, especially the stolen ones!

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