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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
meaning of ‘with’
We've already found more than a million species, but unearthing the rest was thought to be an impossible task.
But now it seems an army of amateur scientists have taken up the cause. A new study concludes that, thanks to them, we're in a golden age of discovery, with 20,000 new finds charted each year.
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What’s the meaning of ‘with’ in the example?
But now it seems an army of amateur scientists have taken up the cause. A new study concludes that, thanks to them, we're in a golden age of discovery, with 20,000 new finds charted each year.
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What’s the meaning of ‘with’ in the example?
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Hi, It's a somewhat literary way of stating an attribute of 'the golden age of discovery'. Clive
- Hi, It's a somewhat literary way of stating an attribute of 'the golden age of discovery'.
- Clive
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Hi,
It's a somewhat literary way of stating an attribute of 'the golden age of discovery'.
Clive
It's a somewhat literary way of stating an attribute of 'the golden age of discovery'.
Clive
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Clivestating an attribute of 'the golden age of discovery'.I just guessed with-phrase might be the cause of the ‘the golden age of discovery.’ But you give me a new sight on that. Thank you very much.
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Well, I wouldn't say you are wrong to think of it that way.
The phrase is a slightly indirect way of stating the reason for the name.
Clive
The phrase is a slightly indirect way of stating the reason for the name.
Clive
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