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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
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001.This moving story tells of great courage and faith. 02br
00-“tell off” means “scold” but what does “tell of” mean? 02br
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002.I am the lord, your God who takes hold of your right hand. 02br
00-Does “take hold of “ mean “keep”? 02br
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003.Does “Priest” apply to both Catholic and Christian? 02br
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004.I feel this is the time to hit it hard and give my career everything I’ve got. 02br
00-What does “hit it hard” mean here? 02br
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005.It’s so important to live a well-balanced life. 02br
00-What does “ well-balanced life” mean? 02br
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006.No matter how far apart you are, you’ll somehow wind up together. 02br
00-What does “wind up” mean here? 02br
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00-Thanks a lot to Teachers,02br
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01--01i00 tell of02i00 = tell about02br
002-- 01i00take hold of02i00 = grasp02br
003-- 01i00priest02i00 is primarily a Catholic and Anglican term among Christians; Protestant denominations generally avoid it-- they usually have 01i00ministers 02i00or01i00 pastors02i
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite103-- 11i10priest12i10 is primarily a Catholic and Anglican term among Christians; Protestant denominations generally avoid it-- they usually have 11i10ministers 12i10or11i10 pastors12i10.12br
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0I wouldn't know, M56-- I'm an atheist.01blockquote
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10In the Christian context, some confusion is caused for 15110 speakers by two different 15210 words traditionally translated as 11i10priest12i10. Both occur in the 15310, which draws a distinction not always observed in English. The fir
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0Hi,02br
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00How about these?02br
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001. "tells of" in this sentence is similar in application to "is based on"02br
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002. "takes hold" in the sentence means "take and hold on"02br
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003. No, for Catholics, I believe he is called a "Father."02br
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004. "hit it hard" in the sentence

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