pharaprasing...

His rash venture brought him to a mortal illness. = His risky attempt made him very, very sick.

The will disclosed that the occupant of the estate was penniless. = The last will and testament showed that the person who lived on the property had no money.

Hi again,
I need your paraphrasing for these sentences too:
1)The stockbroker quoted gold at dollar off yesterday's closing p

Which words do you not understand, Virginia? I see no idioms. 'Bugging' means 'secretly recording conversation with a hidden microphone'.

What do these mean?
1)Dollar off and closing price.
2)Quotes
3)Religious nature.
4)Has nothing to do with.
6)The whole sentence.

1) Dollar off -- one dollar less than
closing price. -- the price at the end of yesterday's trading.
2) Quotes -- excerpts and sayings from [the Bible].
3) Religious nature.-- 'verses of a religious nature' = religious verses
4) Has nothing to do with. -- is not connected to / affected by / related to
6) The whole sentence. -- 'They hav

Thanks a million for helping

Hi again,
I have another question,if you don't mind please tell me what does it mean when we say "I was pushing myself too hard"

virginia274I was pushing myself too hard"

I was over-exerting myself; I was forcing myself to do more than was healthy.

Thank's a lot

Can see this post too and answer my question please?

I have another question about these part of 504 book,