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Zuotengdazuo Posted 7 years ago
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Practice and rather
"My practice has extended recently to the Continent," said Holmes, after a while, filling up his old brier-root pipe. "I was consulted last week by Francois Le Villard, who, as you probably know, has come rather to the front lately in the French detective service.
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Hi. What do “practice” and “rather” mean here respectively?
Thank you.
The Sign of the Four
Hi. What do “practice” and “rather” mean here respectively?
Thank you.
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Professional people like doctos, lawyers, engineers and (apparently) private detectives often refer to their business and their clients as their practice . rather means somewhat, a bit . eg He's rather handsome.
- Professional people like doctos, lawyers, engineers and (apparently) private detectives often refer to their business and their clients as their practice .
- rather means somewhat, a bit .
- eg He's rather handsome.
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Professional people like doctos, lawyers, engineers and (apparently) private detectives often refer to their business and their clients as their practice.
rather means somewhat, a bit. eg He's rather handsome.
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