Meaning of "away" in the sentence?
It comes as a shock to realise that the whole of civilisation has occurred within the successive lifetimes of sixty people—which is the number of friends I squeeze into my living room when I have a drinks party. Twenty people take us back to Jesus, twenty-one to Julius Caesar. Even a paltry ten take us back before 1066 and the Norman Conquest. As for the Renaissance, it is only half a dozen people away.
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I don't know the meaning of the word "away" in the end. What is the role of it in the sentence?
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away ~ distant away (from here) ~ distant (from here) Usually with physical distance: The supermarket is only a mile away. But also for time: Susie's fifth birthday is two weeks away. CJ
- away ~ distant away (from here) ~ distant (from here) Usually with physical distance: The supermarket is only a mile away.
- But also for time: Susie's fifth birthday is two weeks away.
- CJ
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away ~ distant
away (from here) ~ distant (from here)
Usually with physical distance:
The supermarket is only a mile away.
But also for time:
Susie's fifth birthday is two weeks away.
CJ
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