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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

meaning of the sentence

0 00When the librarian tripped over 01b00that02b00 cord, she dropped a pile of books. 02br
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00What is the meaning of `tripped' here and explain whole sentence meaning.02br
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1i 00Trip02i 00 = fall down or nearly fall down, usually because of an unseen obstacle. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 1i 00Trip02i 00 = fall down or nearly fall down, usually because of an unseen obstacle.
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1i00Trip02i00 = fall down or nearly fall down, usually because of an unseen obstacle. What else do you not understand?0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite11i10Trip12i10 = fall down or nearly fall down, usually because of an unseen obstacle. What else do you not understand?12br
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10Thank you Mist Micawber.02br
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00Now, I understand `trip' meaning But I could not unde
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0The librarian tripped over an electrical cord and dropped the many books that she was carrying.0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10The librarian tripped over an electrical cord and dropped the many books that she was carrying.12br
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10Thanks for your help.02br
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00But really I don't know the meaning of `cord' or `electrical cord'. What it is?02br
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0This 05100is a (coiled) electrical cord. 050010id131c srchttp://www.firesafetyusa.com/cart/images/AM239.jpg
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10This 15110is a (coiled) electrical cord. 15012br
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10Thank you very very much pieanne. I understood electrical cord by your grace.02br
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00But what is the meaning of `over an electrical cord'?010id131c srchttp://www.fi
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0 The person's feet/one of the person's feet got entangled into the electrical cord... 0-
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0over goes with 'trip' not the 'cord'02br
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00'tripped over' - was caused to trip by something on the floor.02br
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00the electrical cord - this was the thing they tripped over.0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite12br
10over goes with 'trip' not the 'cord'12br
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10'tripped over' - was caused to trip by something on the floor.12br
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10the electrical cord - this was the thing they tripped over.12br
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10Thank you.02
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