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Aagha Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
REQUEST FOR MEANINGS OF THE BOLD WORDS
Hi evreyone!
Thanks alot for the earlier reply.
1. Instead of toning down the strong language, he'd simply chopped it out
2. Julie set her glass down very carefully and helped herself to some chips
3. Trisha : Oh, I am over that.
4. Brian drove to the twenty-four-hour diner on the edge of town.
5. This should hold us over for a while.
6. Once they come home, it'll be a mad house.
Thanks alot for the earlier reply.
1. Instead of toning down the strong language, he'd simply chopped it out
2. Julie set her glass down very carefully and helped herself to some chips
3. Trisha : Oh, I am over that.
4. Brian drove to the twenty-four-hour diner on the edge of town.
5. This should hold us over for a while.
6. Once they come home, it'll be a mad house.
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1. "toning down" = moderating (making less severe or strong); "chopped it out" = removed it entirely 2. "set ...
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- "toning down" = moderating (making less severe or strong); "chopped it out" = removed it entirely 2.
- "set ...
- down" = placed (on some supporting surface, such as a table).
- 3.
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1. "toning down" = moderating (making less severe or strong); "chopped it out" = removed it entirely
2. "set ... down" = placed (on some supporting surface, such as a table).
3. "over" = no longer concerned about.
4. "edge" = outskirts (area where the town ends and the countryside starts).
5. "hold us over" = more context is needed, but it probably means someth
2. "set ... down" = placed (on some supporting surface, such as a table).
3. "over" = no longer concerned about.
4. "edge" = outskirts (area where the town ends and the countryside starts).
5. "hold us over" = more context is needed, but it probably means someth
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